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 151 - 160 of 826
| Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response |
Location |
Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Union of Electricity Workers stage a sit-in 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 | September 27, 2021 |
| 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 |
| 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 30, 2022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Retirees of the National Social Security stage a demonstration in front of the Parliament to demand the adjustment of their pensions to the inflation rate | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector, Workers group: Retirees | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Demonstration | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Amman | Jordan | December 9, 2019 |
| Families of students at the Jabal Al-Manara Quranic Centre stage a sit-in outside the centre to protest the Ministry of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs and Holy Places's decision to close the centre | Clan member | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | July 10, 2022 |
| Third-category employees of the Ministry of Education stage a sit-in outside the Ministry's headquarters in Amman as the Ministry does not address their demand for better work conditions | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | August 17, 2022 |