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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public bus drivers inaugurate an open-ended strike to protest the government decision to reduce the public transport capacity due to Covid-19 pandemic, demanding compensations | Workers group: Public Sector | 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 | Jordan | March 13, 2021 | |
| UNRWA employees stage sit-ins outside UNRWA offices in UNRWA camps in Jordan to protest against the decision of the administration to force them to take four-month-long unpaid leave | Workers group: Other | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Jordan | November 8, 2021 | |
| Jordanian massively use the hashtag "The water of the enemy is occupation" on Twitter to condemn the agreement signed between Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates to swap solar energy and desalinated water. | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances | Online campaign | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Jordan | November 23, 2021 | |
| Uber drivers inaugurate a partial open-ended strike to protest against the service charges and the restrictive rating policies applied by the company | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Jordan | August 22, 2021 | |
| The campaign “Stand up with the teacher” launches an online campaign under the hashtag ''We are all Rouba'' after a teacher named Rouba died while she was pregnant due to bad working conditions | Campaign | Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Online campaign | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Procedural action | Jordan | June 13, 2022 | |
| Dozens of engineers employed at the Ministry of the Education stage a sit-in in various localities of the Kingdom demanding equal labor treatment with the rest of ministerial employees | 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 | Jordan | September 26, 2018 | |
| Engineers and agronomists working for the Ministry of Education inaugurate an open-ended strike to demand equal labor treatment with the rest of ministerial employees | Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Jordan | December 3, 2018 | |
| The Independent Federation of Trade Unions of Municipality Workers of Jordan inaugurates an open-ended strike for municipality workers to obtain better working conditions | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Jordan | October 8, 2018 | |
| Careem and Uber drivers inaugurate an open-ended partial strike of eight hours per day to protest against the exclusion of smart application drivers from the government measure reducing the licensing fees for public transport vehicles by 30% | Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Jordan | August 29, 2021 | |
| The campaign “Stand up with the teacher” launches an online campaign to denounce how private schools do not always pay their teachers through bank accounts or electronic wallets | Campaign | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Online campaign | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Jordan | April 12, 2022 |