A woman holds a placard with the slogan ‘ shit one euro jobs ‘ during a demonstration at a labour …

A woman holds a placard with the slogan ‘ shit one euro jobs ‘ during a demonstration at a labour office in the northern German city of Hamburg. A woman holds a placard with the slogan ‘ shit one euro jobs ‘ during a demonstration at a labour office in the northern German city of Hamburg January 3, 2005. About a million long-term unemployed Germans will see their benefits slashed in January as part of the government’s « Hartz IV » labour market reforms that includes tougher means testing for recipients of benefits. REUTERS/Christian Charisius