These arguments from the pilots union miss one vital point. . . Contractors are cheaper.
Were it cheaper to give Johnny Foreigner a permanent contract,assuming any would wish to join on these terms, he would be given one.
What the company pay extra in upfront salary, will be more than compensated for by their lack of requirement to pay social charges/pension etc etc.
Very important to note that, unlike Asiana, this contract IS, I repeat IS, a commuting contract, and any offer on your part to establish a domicile/relocate your family there will be very firmly rebuffed.
This COMMUTING CONTRACT CAPTAIN, you no understand, or what cookie boy