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 101 - 110 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort descending Country Date
"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 August 28, 2022
Al-Jazeera Football Club players refrain from training to demand the payment of their back wages Workers group: Other Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan June 20, 2021
Engineers working in the public sector hold a sit-in at the Ministry of Public Works to ask for an increase of their technical allowance Workers group: Public Sector Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan January 6, 2020
Families of students stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Education in Amman to demand a certificate of equivalence of their Turkish high school diploma in Jordan. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Amman Jordan September 8, 2021
Students at the University of Jordan stage a sit-in outside the Presidency of the University to protest against the participation of two members of the University at a conference along with an Israeli scholar Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Amman Jordan December 14, 2021
Agriculture workers stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to protest against the 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 February 2, 2022
A coalition of engineers stage a protest sit-in against the new regulations on buildings of the Greater Amman Municipality Workers group: Self-employed Corporatist grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan February 23, 2019
Dozens of foreign travel drivers stage a sit-in in Amman to protest against the protracteed labor stoppage due to the pandemic and the lack of economic 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 Bargaining Amman Jordan July 4, 2021
Shopkeepers of Amman protest against the government decision to extend Covid-19 curfew Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Strike / Strike announcement Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan March 31, 2021
Students and residents of Amman's Tafilah neighborhood stage a night march in solidarity with the teachers' struggle Collective / Informal group, Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Injustice / Perceived injustice March Support of a cause N/A Amman Jordan October 2, 2019

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart