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 661 - 670 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort ascending Country Date
Members of the General Union of Electricity Workers stage a protest in front of the headquarters of the General Federation of Trade Unions 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 October 17, 2021
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
Agriculture workers stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Labour to protest against the new obligation for foreign workers to benefit from social security Workers group: Agriculture workers Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan November 10, 2021
Phosphate Company retirees renewed their sit-in in front of the administration building demanding the resolution of the health insurance issue. Workers group: Retirees Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan November 7, 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
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 January 10, 2022
Workers of the sport sector stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Industry and Trade to demand the reopening of their activities after Covid-related closures, demanding compensations 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 November 16, 2020
Third category employees at the Ministry of Education stage a sit-in to ask overarching improvements of their labour conditions 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 October 27, 2019
Jeeny drivers demonstrate outside the smart transportation company's headquarters in Amman to demand the company to abide by the tariffs set by the LTRC for smart application taxis Workers group: Self-employed Corporate grievances Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan September 14, 2022

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart