An international workshop on Affirmative Action took place at the Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Study (STIAS) on Friday, 22 July 2011. The project is coordinated by Proffs Ockert Dupper (US) and Kamala Sankaran (Delhi, India). Other participants include Prof Dr Ingo Sarlet (Brazil), Prof Moshe Cohen-Eliya (Israel), Dr Tzehainesh Teklè (ILO), Prof Alexander Graser (Germany) and Prof Sir Bob Hepple, (United Kingdom). All the papers will be compiled and published as a book next year.