No, they are popular with the people it benefits. Triple Lock + the rest bought the pensioner vote quite successfully. You can't buy the vote of someone who isn't entitled to.
You have just said that this will make them less employable and then said they will all end up trapped there. Both can't be true.The best policy to ensure youngsters get a future is to leave the non skilled wages as they are ,we don't want youngsters trapped in that world .