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 601 - 610 of 826
Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Bus drivers of the governorate hold a demonstration in Karak desert road to protest the decision to transfer the Karak Transportation Complex from downtown to a new peripheral location | Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances, Corporatist grievances | Road blockade | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | February 11, 2020 |
Unemployed of the Karak district stage a protest to demand job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Karak | Jordan | February 6, 2021 |
Teachers at Dawud Majali Secondary School in Al Qasr stage a sit-in outside the Directorate of Education of Karak to demand to transfer the school principal | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Repression | Karak | Jordan | September 15, 2022 |
Teachers stage a sit-in outside the Karak Governorate building to protest against the repressive measures taken against members of the Syndicate of Teachers on World Teacher's Day, and against other repressive measures taken since July 25,2020 | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | October 18, 2021 |
Teachers of Karak governorate hold a car march in solidarity with the Teachers' Union | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | March 15, 2021 |
Employees of the Palace of Justice of Karak stage a protest sit-in to demand equal labor conditions with the staff of the Ministry of Justice | 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 | Karak | Jordan | January 2, 2019 |
Teachers in Karak stage a protest stand in front of the city's union branch to denounce the prevention by state authorities to reach Amman on July 25 and the long-standing repression that the union has undergone in the past year | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly | Sit-in | Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | August 9, 2021 |
Parties and professional associations organise a sit-in in Karak in solidarity with Palestine, condemning ongoing Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip | Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Karak | Jordan | May 11, 2021 |
Bus drivers and owners stage a strike in Karak to demand compensations for the economic losses provoked by the Covid-19 restrictions on the capacity of buses | Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Karak | Jordan | February 1, 2021 |
Workers of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company stage sit-ins in front of the company's headquarters in Karak, Tafilah, and Ma'an governorates to protest against the transfer of their health insurance to an insurance company | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Karak, Tafilah, Ma'an | Jordan | October 24, 2021 |