The expatriate comes from a country that believes in employment fairness, or thinks it does.
Generally speaking, most countries in Europe have been 'Centrist' in their politics since the mid-20th Century, and have even veered left into Social Democracy, that subtly leftist political position that stresses, amongst other things, that a certain decency should prevail in employer-employee relations. For example, people should be paid fairly, working conditions should be acceptable, and those employed should have a right to air their grievances if fairness breaks down into neglect or abuse of the law.