“MAGMA aims to change that, at least in Gramatneusiedl. The long-term unemployed in the town are guaranteed a job: That’s the program’s promise. Nobody is forced to work, but those willing to do so are paid the minimum wage and work either at a workshop belonging to the project or in a company that receives support from the state. And the whole thing is to cost the AMS less than long-term unemployment already does – around 30,000 euros per year. The hope is that the program will improve people’s lives, that they will reintegrate into the labor market, and that the work they perform as part of the MAGMA program will boost the local economy”