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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Protesters march in Amman after Friday prayer to protest against the agreement signed between Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates to swap solar energy and desalinated water | Collective / Informal group, Political Party, CSO | Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | November 26, 2021 |
Uber drivers stage a sit-in outside the company's headquarters to protest against as hundreds of drivers can no longer access the app due to their accumulated debts | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporate grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | December 27, 2021 |
Service lines in Amman, announced a strike, in protest against the increase in fuel prices. | Workers group: Other | Policy grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | December 13, 2022 |
Dozens of foreign travel drivers stage a sit-in in Amman as their resume their protests to demand to work | 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 | July 13, 2021 |
Public transportation owners stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to demand the resignation of the Ministry of Transportation, his secretary-general, and the Director of the Land Transport Regulatory Authority | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Amman | Jordan | August 17, 2022 |
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 |
Protesters stage a sit-in in el Hashemi el Shamali in support of the Palestinian people to protest against the Israeli violations in Jerusalem and to denounce the normalisation with Israel | Collective / Informal group | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Amman | Jordan | April 16, 2022 |
The employees of the "Jordanian-Syrian Company for Land Transport" stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament to protest against the company's procrastination in paying them two years and three months of unpaid wages | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | October 17, 2021 |
Young unemployed engineers stage a sit-in in front of the Professional Syndicate Complex in Amman to protest against the fee and training policies pursued by the Order of Engineers | Workers group: Unemployed | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Other | N/A | Amman | Jordan | October 3, 2019 |
Parents of the students of Zeinab High School stage a sit-in against the poor conditions of the building and the delays in rehabilitation works | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 13, 2021 |