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 |
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Doctors who obtained their medical certificates from medical boards abroad stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to demand the recognition and accredition of their certificatesas members of Parliament discuss amendments to the Jordan Medical Council Law | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 12, 2022 |
"Tawjihi'' repeaters stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to protest the allocation of only 5% of university seats to repeaters | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 12, 2022 |
Farmers from the Southern Aghwar area stage a sit-in in Ghor al Haditha to protest irrigation water shortages | Workers group: Agriculture workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Ghor al Haditha | Jordan | September 4, 2022 |
Retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company stage a sit-in in front of the company's headquarters in Amman to demand the Phosphate Mines Company to be responsible for their health insurance | Workers group: Retirees | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 13, 2022 |
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 |
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 |
Unemployed from Malih stage an open-ended sit-in on telecommunication towers to demand job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Procedural action | Malih | Jordan | September 17, 2022 |
Relatives of a man who was killed demonstrate in the neighbourhood of Shafa Badran in Amman to protest the killing | Clan member | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Demonstration | Other | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 17, 2022 |
Al-Thaghra residents do not send their children to school to protest water cuts in their village and at their children's school | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Civil disobedience | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Al-Thaghra | Jordan | September 18, 2022 |
Retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company stage a sit-in in front of the company's headquarters in Amman to demand the Phosphate Mines Company to be responsible for their health insurance | Workers group: Retirees | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 19, 2022 |