With formal youth unemployment at 20% or so, plenty of young folks would take some of these friends and family jobs and retire at 52 with a pension MUCH higher

With formal youth unemployment at 20% or so, plenty of young folks would take some of these friends and family jobs and retire at 52 with a pension MUCH higher than most other french workers. There's already issues finding permanent employment in france with a temporary employment crisis. https://www.ft.com/content/119c2b4c-bc0c-11e8-94b2-17176fbf93f5 https://www.ft.com/content/119c2b4c-bc0c-11e8-94b2-17176fbf9... There is a reason you need to be on the inside track to get these "bad" jobs - because MANY folks would like them.