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 561 - 570 of 826
Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Teachers stage a sit-in outside the Education Directorate in Jerash to demand a resolution to the issue of suspended teachers, to demand the reinstatement of the dissolved syndicate, and to protest against the repression of teachers' mobilisations | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Jerash | Jordan | June 20, 2022 |
Protesters roadblock in Jerash to protest municipal and governorate councils election results. | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances | Road blockade | Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society / political system) | Repression | Jerash | Jordan | March 22, 2022 |
Youth groups organise a sit-in in Jerash in solidarity with Palestine, condemning ongoing Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip | Collective / Informal group | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Jerash | Jordan | May 12, 2021 |
Security forces arbitrarily arrested 21 teachers who were heading to the syndicate's branch in Jerash to celebrate Independence Day | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Other | Celebration | Other | Repression | Jerash | Jordan | June 6, 2022 |
Transport truck owners and drivers in Jordan stage an open-ended strike to protest the government's ongoing increase in fuel prices, particularly diesel. | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Jordan | Jordan | December 4, 2022 |
Protests in the transportation and shipping sectors continue in different regions of the Kingdom. Truck and transport drivers stress their demands for a reduction in fuel prices, especially diesel and gasoline. | Workers group: Other | Policy grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Jordan | Jordan | December 18, 2022 |
Teachers stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Education to demand that their recent decision be reconsidered. | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Procedural action | Jordan | Jordan | October 16, 2022 |
Truck owners announced a nationwide strike, demanding an end to the government's policies of raising the prices of oil derivatives, especially diesel, and raising the fares for transporting goods. | Workers group: Other | Policy grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Jordan | Jordan | December 6, 2022 |
Truck drivers and owners continue their strike for the eighth day in a row, in solidarity with the strike that began last week demanding a reduction in fuel prices, especially diesel. | Workers group: Other | Policy grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Support of a cause | N/A | Jordan | Jordan | December 11, 2022 |
Owners of shops and sanitary ware hold a strike in solidarity with the strike of trucks and the public transport sector, to demand a reduction in fuel prices. | Workers group: Other | Policy grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Support of a cause | N/A | Jordan | Jordan | December 18, 2022 |