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 91 - 100 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort descending Country Date
Employees of the "Jordanian-Syrian Company for Land Transport" stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Transportation to demand the payment of thirty-five months of unpaid wages Workers group: Other Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan September 4, 2022
Dozens of foreign travel drivers stage a sit-in in Amman as their resume their protests to demand to work 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 July 13, 2021
Employees of the "Jordanian-Syrian Company for Land Transport" stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to protest against the company's procrastination in paying them thirty-one months of unpaid wages Workers group: Other Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Amman Jordan March 13, 2022
Workers in the healthcare sector stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Health demanding their right to unionize Workers group: Healthcare workers Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan February 4, 2020
Dozens of unemployed political science graduates stage a protest sit-in in front of the Prime Minister palace in Amman demanding to be appointed in ministerial posts and public agencies Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Amman Jordan March 19, 2019
Faculty of Media students at the Middle East university in Amman stage a sit-in to denounce the murder of journalist Shireen Abu Akhleh Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Support to political leader / Public figure N/A Amman Jordan May 11, 2022
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
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
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
Drivers operating at the Allenby Bridge stage a sit-in at Ministry of Transportations to protest the concurrence of car-pooling apps and unlicensed drivers Workers group: Self-employed, Collective / Informal group Corporatist grievances Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan November 3, 2020

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart