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.
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| Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response |
Location |
Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Thousands of teachers hold several protest stands in different points of Amman to demand 50% salary raise | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Repression | Amman | Jordan | September 5, 2019 |
| Owners of tourism and travel companies hand over the keys to their offices to the government to protest against the worsening conditions of the sector triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of state solutions and compensations | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Other | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | March 31, 2021 |
| Dozens of drivers and owners of buses transporting private school students stage a protest sit-in n front of the Ministry of Transportations against the Cabinet's decision to grant tax exemptions in exchange for the replacement of old vehicles with brand | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | January 27, 2019 |
| Drivers working on ride-hailing apps (Uber, Careem) inaugurate an open-ended sit-in to voice 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 | November 21, 2018 |
| After the Friday prayer, two large marches take place in Amman to reject Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" | Collective / Informal group, Political Party, CSO | Regional / Political grievances | March | Support of a cause | N/A | Amman | Jordan | January 31, 2020 |
| 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 months of unpaid wages | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | December 19, 2021 |
| Unemployed graduates stage a sit-in in front of the Civil Service Bureau (Amman) to demand job opportunities and efficient employment policies | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | February 18, 2020 |
| Third category employees of the Ministry of Education stage a sit-in in front of The Royal Hashemite Court in Amman, as the Ministry of Education and the Civil Service Bureau do not address their demands. | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | August 31, 2021 |
| Dozens of workers dismissed from the Lafarge ciment company stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Labor demanding their reintegration to work | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | November 25, 2019 |