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 501 - 510 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort ascending Country Date
Protesters stage a sit-in in Amman after the Development and Employment Fund violated an agreement to postpone any procedures against them Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan February 1, 2022
Nurses employed at the University of Jordan Hospital (Amman) inaugurate an open-ended strike to demand a renegotiation of their bonuses and allowances Workers group: Healthcare workers Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Amman Jordan July 27, 2019
Truck drivers and owners hold a protest stand at the airport road against the decision of Saudi Arabia to prevent the border crossing to trucks older than 20 years Workers group: Other Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Road blockade Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan May 26, 2021
Activists stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament demanding the end of the violence against women, and the abolition of the Articles 340, 98, 99 and 100 of the Penal Code CSO Policy grievances Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan July 20, 2020
Dozens of diplomate nurses working for the Ministry of Public Health stage a sit-in in front of the ministry to demand equal labor treatment with their baccalaureate counterparts Workers group: Healthcare workers, 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 February 13, 2020
"Yellow Taxi" drivers stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament to demand protection against the concurrence of unlicensed drivers, and the right to establish a union Workers group: Self-employed Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly, Corporatist grievances Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan November 13, 2019
Apartment owners stage a sit-in outside the Jordan Islamic Bank to protest against the auctioning of their appartments Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Corporate grievances Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan July 26, 2022
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions holds a sit-in in front of the Parliament to protest against the amendments to the Labor Law under discussion Workers group: Union / Syndicate Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan December 30, 2018
After the Friday prayer, two large marches take place in Amman to reject Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" Collective / Informal group, Political Party, CSO Regional / Political grievances March Support of a cause N/A Amman Jordan January 31, 2020
Members of the General Union of Electricity Workers stage a protest in front of the headquarters of the General Federation of Trade Unions in Amman to demand trade unions elections to be held Workers group: Union / Syndicate Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan October 17, 2021

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart