In the absence of finding an actual

In the absence of finding an actual economic-policy solution to the jobs crisis in Europe, fake work for people who are having a hard time finding a job is a pretty good solution. It retrains people in a proactive way. Everybody loves role-playing; school, not so much.

LARPing (Live Action Role Playing) a job keeps people's spirits up while teaching them something. That's effective, even in France's still struggling economy. From the New York Times:

The success rate of the training centers is high. About 60 to 70 percent of those who go through France’s practice firms find jobs, often administrative positions, Mr. Troton said.

But in a reflection of the shifting nature of the European workplace, most are low-paying and last for short stints, sometimes just three to six months. Today, more than half of all new jobs in the European Union are temporary contracts, according to Eurostat.