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 581 - 590 of 826
Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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The Islamic Labor Front party organises a sit-in outside its headquarters in solidarity with Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons | Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 4, 2022 |
Cleaning workers at Al-Bashir Hospital in Amman stage a sit-in to demand the payment of their salaries for the month of march | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | April 7, 2022 |
Hundreds of citizens in Amman hold a solidarity march with Palestine, demanding the end of the ongoing Israeli aggessions against Gaza, Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Territories | Collective / Informal group | Regional / Political grievances | March | Support of a cause | N/A | Amman | Jordan | May 17, 2021 |
Teachers who were forced to retire stage a sit-in outside the office of the Minister of Education to demand him to cancel the decision to force 120 teachers to early retirement | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Repression | Amman | Jordan | October 31, 2021 |
Unemployed graduates in Islamic Studies stage a protest in front of the Parliament to demand job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | February 23, 2021 |
The truck drivers of the Phosphate Mine Company stage a strike and a sit-in in front of the Parliament to protest the new distribution mechanisms adopted by the company | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances | Sit-in, Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | May 1, 2019 |
Doctors working at the Ministry of Health hold a protest stand against the amendments to the collective labor agreement for the new doctors | Workers group: Healthcare workers, Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | February 26, 2019 |
International routes drivers stage a sit-in outside the Land Transport Regulatory Commission to demand regulatory measures that would improve their working conditions | 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 | July 20, 2022 |
Smart application drivers stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to reiterate their demands and to protest against the lack of state 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...) | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | February 28, 2022 |
Students stage a sit-in at the University of Jordan to denounce Israeli violations in Jerusalem and to protest the normalisation with Israel | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Amman | Jordan | April 17, 2022 |