Big Issue Korea, the South Korean version of the London-based weekly magazine Big Issue, has launched. The current affairs and entertainment magazine offers homeless people an opportunity to earn through its sales.

Fifteen people have begun sales in Seoul, and the magazine looks to increase their number to 50 this year, company officials said. Sellers are issued temporary ID cards and an initial set of ten free copies.

Half a month of vending permits them to purchase copies of the magazine for 1,400 KRW (£0.92) each and sell them for 3,000 KRW (£1.98) thereafter. The initiative will also be supported by the Seoul metropolitan government.

Source: New Statesman

Pictured: The Big Issue, UK