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 641 - 650 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort ascending Country Date
Parents of the students of Zeinab High School stage a sit-in against the poor conditions of the building and the delays in rehabilitation works Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan September 13, 2021
Sit-in in front of the International Red Cross headquarters in Amman in solidarity with former MP Osama al-Ajarmeh who enters his fortieth day of hunger strike Collective / Informal group, CSO Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Support to political leader / Public figure N/A Amman Jordan September 16, 2021
A sit-in by workers protesting the failure of companies to pay their wages, in front of the Ministry of Transportation in Amman. Workers group: Other Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan January 4, 2023
Retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company stage a sit-in in front of the company's headquarters in Amman to demand the Phosphate Mines Company to be responsible for their health insurance Workers group: Retirees Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan August 1, 2022
Security forces prevent families of detained activists to stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Interior to demand their release Clan member Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Repression Amman Jordan March 17, 2022
The Islamic Movement organizes a sit-in in central Amman in solidarity with Palestine, demanding the end of the ongoing Israeli aggressions against Gaza, Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Territories FBO Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Amman Jordan May 16, 2021
Retirees of the Social Security stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament to protest against the new amendments to the Social Sevurity Law Workers group: Public Sector, Workers group: Retirees Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan September 2, 2019
Healthcare workers protest in front of the Ministry of Health to demand equal labor treatment with the peers directly employed by the Ministry Workers group: Healthcare workers Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan May 17, 2021
Activists stage a sit-in outside Marka prison to demand to release detainees who have been jailed because they expressed their political opinion Collective / Informal group Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan October 31, 2021
Dozens of employees of the Ministry of Communication stage a sit-in to protest against the abolition of housing bonuses and salary reductions Workers group: Public Sector Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan January 21, 2019

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart