Much of the political class and public opinion blames globalization – outsourcing and company relocations to cheaper labor markets – for unemployment. But the chief culprit is France’s own labor code – a forest of regulations that offers the strongest employment protection anywhere in the world.
许多政治阶级和舆论将失业归咎于全球化——公司向劳动力低廉的市场外包和转移。但是罪魁祸首其实是法国自己的劳工法——林林总总的条例，形成世界上最坚实的就业保护。在“商业展望”调查的“雇用工人”一节，法国排名第134位，英国则是17，美国名列榜首。雇主们不愿意聘用不能轻易解雇的工人，法国的年轻人当然会对自己的未来失去信心。