Mapping of Collective Actions in Jordan

Publication Date: 2019

The mapping of collective actions in Jordan tracks mobilisations by groups of people whose goal is to achieve a common objective.

Each mapped collective action is based on a typology devised by the Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action.

The objective of this database is to explore collective actions by providing accurate data and relevant information on mobilisations happening in the country.

Explore the interactive charts below the table.

Data collection for this mapping is done by the CeSSRA team.

Information sources: Media reports, NGO reports, aid actors reports, as well as first-hand data collected by the CeSSRA team.

Period covered by data collection: September 1st, 2019 - till present.

Displaying 721 - 730 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort ascending Country Date
Workers of the sport sector stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Industry and Trade to demand the reopening of their activities after Covid-related closures, demanding compensations Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan November 16, 2020
As their open-ended strike continues, engineers and agronomists working for the Ministry of Education hold a sit-in in front of the ministry building repeating their demand to receive equal labor treatment with the rest of ministerial employees Workers group: Public Sector Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan December 24, 2018
Public transportation owners stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to demand the resignation of the Ministry of Transportation, his secretary-general, and the Director of the Land Transport Regulatory Authority Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan August 17, 2022
As their open-ended strike enters the second day, municipality workers stage a mass sit-in in front of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to repeat their demands for better labor conditions Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan October 9, 2018
Dozens of teachers stage a vigil in front of the Ministry of Education to commemorate the first anniversary of the arbitrary shutdown of the Jordanian Teachers' Association by State authorities Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Repression Amman Jordan July 25, 2021
Unemployed PhDs stage a sit-in in Amman demanding to be appointed in the Jordanian universities Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan June 19, 2019
Careem drivers stage a sit-in outside Careem's headquarters in Amman to protest against the absence of response to their demands Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan June 25, 2022
Trade unions organise a sit-in outside the Professional Associations Complex in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza and to condemn the latest Israeli attack on Gaza Workers group: Union / Syndicate Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Amman Jordan August 8, 2022
Jordanian Teachers’ Union stages a sit-in at the Education Directorate in solidarity with the colleagues detained after the school-bus accident provoked by floods in the Dead Sea region Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan November 13, 2018
Students at the University of Jordan stage a sit-in outside the Presidency of the University to protest against the participation of two members of the University at a conference along with an Israeli scholar Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Amman Jordan December 14, 2021

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart