France doesn't get it

[Nederland]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12045529/

I know many people will disagree with me on this one, but it seems to me that France just doesn't get it. Unemployment among people under 28 is 25%. Do they not understand why? Don't they get the fact that the strict labor laws that hinder a company's ability to fire workers merely makes those companies very, very leary of hiring new workers, especially younger workers with little experience or track record?

It seems to me that French youth are merely shooting themselves in the foot here.