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 681 - 690 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort descending Country Date
Shops in Madaba governorate closed their doors for the second day in a row, in solidarity with the strike of the public transport sector and trucks. Collective / Informal group Policy grievances Strike / Strike announcement Support of a cause N/A Madaba Jordan December 14, 2022
Shops owners in Madaba's touristic street start an open-ended strike to protest against tourist guides who often advise tourists to no buy in their shops, and demand the intervention of the Ministry of Tourism Workers group: Self-employed Corporatist grievances Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Madaba Jordan September 6, 2022
Parents and students of Al-Taym Al-Janoubi School (Madaba) staged a sit-in to protest the poor conditions of the school Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Madaba Jordan December 2, 2018
Students' parents stage a sit-in in front of Madaba's Al-Taym Elementary School to demand the opening of additional classes for ninth- and tenth grade. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Madaba Jordan October 17, 2022
Unemployed in Madaba march towards the Royal Hashemite Court to demand job opportunities Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection March Demands for rights / Services Repression Madaba Jordan December 22, 2021
Protests erupted in the Lubb and Malih areas of Theban District in Madaba Governorate, in protest against the increase in fuel prices. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Repression Madaba Governorate Jordan December 13, 2022
Livestock breeders in the Mafraq governorate stage a sit-in inside the market to demand Mafraq Agriculture Directorate and the Ministry of Agriculture fair compensations for their sheeps that died Workers group: Agriculture workers Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Mafraq Jordan January 20, 2022
The unemployed youth of Mafraq governorate inaugurates an open-ended sit-in in Mafraq main square to demand job opportunities Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Mafraq Jordan April 13, 2019
Agriculture workers in Mafraq governorate stage a sit-in and strike to demand their dues Workers group: Agriculture workers Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in, Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Mafraq Jordan March 2, 2022
The daily workers of al-Albait University (Mafraq) stage a sit-in in the campus to demand job continuity Workers group: Public Sector Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Mafraq Jordan June 18, 2019

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart