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 711 - 720 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort ascending Country Date
Unemployed from Malih stage a sit-in in front of the Royal Hashemite Court to demand job opportunities Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan October 10, 2021
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions holds a sit-in in front of the Parliament to protest against the amendments to the Labor Law under discussion Workers group: Union / Syndicate Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan December 30, 2018
Workers of Lafarge Cement Company inaugurate an open-ended sit-in in front of the Ministry of Labor to protest against the company's decision to dismiss 200 workers Workers group: Other Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Amman Jordan November 4, 2019
Around 100 retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company stage a sit-in in front of Parliament in Amman to demand the Phosphate Mines Company to be responsible for their health insurance. They address their demands to members of parliament after the comp Workers group: Retirees Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Repression Amman Jordan July 26, 2022
Workers in the wedding and party industry stage a protest in front of the Parliament to demand the re-opening of the sector 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 February 7, 2021
Smart application drivers stage a two-days sit-in outside the Land Transport Regulatory Commission in Amman to protest the LTRC decision to reduce the operational lifetime of their vehicles from 7 to 5 years Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Bargaining Amman Jordan December 12, 2021
Trucks owners stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Transportation in Amman to demand better working conditions Workers group: Other 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 6, 2022
Retirees of the Social Security stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament to protest against the new amendments to the Social Sevurity Law Workers group: Public Sector, Workers group: Retirees Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan September 2, 2019
Activists stage a sit-in outside Marka prison to demand to release detainees who have been jailed because they expressed their political opinion Collective / Informal group Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan October 31, 2021
Dozens of employees of the Ministry of Communication stage a sit-in to protest against the abolition of housing bonuses and salary reductions Workers group: Public Sector Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan January 21, 2019

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart