From my time in huawei, I noticed 2 things.

1) if u excel they will pay u. Great bonuses.
2) the type that excel are usually the ones that are single or those that have families they seldom see. These are the ones also that know how to manage the China ppl with traditional China values : obedience and hardworking

Contract staff is a little risky. When I got my offer it was a permanent one but that was 5 years plus ago. I wouldn’t go as a third party coz the benefit would suck and there are no bonuses. If u join huawei it’s just for the money and the experience. Nothing else.

The ratio of outsourced employee vs direct staff (permanent or contract is another matter) is also seasonal. Outsourced employees usually are those with specific skill sets applicable for a certain project, project over they go their separate ways. Direct hire (again referring to permanent or contract) employees tend to have more wideranging skill sets that can enable them to cross support, for instance technical support, network planning/optimisation, project management, technical sales etc. Your right, MNCs especially those that are doing reasonably well like Huawei will tend to favour more direct staff actually, them giving contract instead of a permanent position could be a sign of the economic times.

And your other views about Huawei treatment of employees, as an outsider looking in I agree 100% haha. Not my cup of tea, but still certainly an excellent place for fresh graduates to learn thats for sure. Learn enough, boost your resume then bug out.

But with regards to outsource companies earning more than 50% I think that isnt necessarily true. Unless the industry has changed greatly, vendors have pressed the prices of such companies significantly. I worked for a western competitor for Huawei, every time its renewal I'm always pressing for a discount. And I roughly know the take home of the outsourced staff so, 50% is really too high. If there is such a margin, first thing I would do is ring up the ethics and compliance office to investigate the service procurement manager for graft. This is us, I would imagine Huawei is wayyyy more stingy.