Thousands of jobs go unmanned in Europe, like in the Netherlands (150,000). The Dutch recently discharged 6,000 soldiers from military duty to work on construction jobs.

WESTERN EUROPE

Every Monday morning a Turkish Airlines plane lumbers to a stop at a Belgian military airfield near Charleroi, and out step 50 tanned and slightly bewildered Turks. Clutching yellow envelopes containing their X-ray pictures, they are welcomed with sweet Turk ish cigarettes, fruit juices, a round of speeches…