British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Affirmative Action in the Labour Market:
International Perspectives

10.30am	Registration and coffee
11.00	Introduction Christopher McCrudden
11.30	Affirmative action in the United States labor market Professor Frank Dobbin Harvard) and Professor Alexandra Kalev
12.45	Lunch
14.00	Measures to secure employment equity in the Canadian labour market Professor Carol Agocs (University of Western Ontario)
15.00	Affirmative action in the Fijian labour market Professor Steven Ratuva (University of the South Pacific)
16.00	Tea
16.30	Bhumiputra preferences in the Malaysian labour market Professor Terence Gomez (University of Malaya)
18.00	Drinks
19.00	Dinner for speakers

10.00	Fair participation in Northern Ireland Professor Christopher McCrudden (Oxford), Raya Muttarak (EUI) and Anthony Heath (Oxford)
11.00	Coffee
11.30	Reservation in the Indian public sector Professor Thomas Weisskopf (Michigan) and Professor Ashwini Deshpande
12.45	Lunch
14.00	Black empowerment and affirmative action in the South African labour market Professor Frank Horwitz (Cranfield)
15.00	Affirmative action in the Namibian labour market Vilbard Usiku
16.00	Tea
16.30	Round table Lled by Richard Lempert, Jonathan Leonard, Evelyn Collins (Chair, ECNI) and others.
17.30	Close