"Sorry, if I seem a little dense. Are you saying that foreign teachers are facing more competition among themselves, or that the schools are competing among each other for the services of foreign teachers?"

No problem. I am talking about the competition among employers to acquire foreign teachers is rather high. They need us pretty badly, and if you realize that when you are negotiating you'll get the pay off. If you realize that in your everyday work life then you'll hold a position of power.

"I'm also curious as to what you mean by not being the "skin colour of choice". "

I am not of fairer skin, which is the colour of choice, often openly, among these employers and still am doing well compared to my other non-white 'cohorts'.