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There aren't really any advantages.
The work situation is more or less as described above. To add to that, it's best to have worked at the head office before being sent there; the pay and the level of respect you receive will be very different. Don't accept an overseas assignment right from the start—most people are sent there to be hung out to dry, and when they come back, they still have to pay a breach-of-contract penalty.
You definitely need to know how to look busy. If the people above you notice that you're not very busy, prepare to be targeted.
Unless you're assigned by the head office, you won't be taken seriously. For example, before a plant is shut down, they'll find all kinds of excuses to make things difficult for you and berate you until you no longer want to do the job.