'The Big Issue' Magazine Launching In Taiwan To Provide Jobs To Homeless

'The Big Issue' Magazine Launching In Taiwan To Provide Jobs To Homeless

"The Big Issue" magazine was first published in Britain in 1991 to create a means for the homeless to earn a steady income. Now, the magazine is set to launch a Taiwanese edition with the same strategy.

The magazine will be distributed to homeless workers, who will sell copies outside of urban metro stations. For each magazine sold, a worker will be able to keep half of the price they receive. The Taiwanese "Big Issue" hopes to capture a young audience by focusing on topics of fashion and technology.

With the launch of the magazine, the publisher hopes to provide "dignity" to the homeless population, a demographic that has been growing over the last two years due to the effects of the global recession.

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