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 121 - 130 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Location Country Datesort descending
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
Employees of the Hashemite University (Amman) resume protest sit-ins to demand better labor conditions upon fruitless mediations 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 May 7, 2019
Employees of al-Gad newspaper stage a protest sit-in at the newspapers' headquarters in Amman demanding better labor conditions, including the payment of the thirteenth month Workers group: Other Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan May 7, 2019
Contract workers of the Aqaba Port Authority stage a sit-in in front of the company's headquarter demanding job continuity and equal labor treatment with their permanently-employed peers 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 Aqaba Jordan May 13, 2019
Dozens of doctors hold a protest vigil in front Amman's Prince Hamzah Hospital to demand greater protection against increasingly recurrent phisical assaults Workers group: Healthcare workers Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan May 19, 2019
Unemployed PhDs hold a protest sit-in in front of the Prime Minister residence in Amman Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan May 22, 2019
Citizens of Karak governorate protest against water shortages Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Demonstration Demands for rights / Services N/A Karak Jordan June 7, 2019
The traders of Madaba livestock market stage a demonstration to protest the new market site Workers group: Self-employed Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Madaba Jordan June 10, 2019
The daily workers of al-Albait University (Mafraq) stage a sit-in in the campus to demand job continuity Workers group: Public Sector Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Mafraq Jordan June 18, 2019
Unemployed PhDs stage a sit-in in Amman demanding to be appointed in the Jordanian universities Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan June 19, 2019

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart