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 Locationsort descending Country Date
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
Drivers and owners of yellow taxis in Jerash staged a sit-in near the governorate building demanding the suspension of unlicensed applications in the city. Workers group: Other Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society / political system) Cooptation Jerash Jordan December 14, 2022
Citizens in Jerash hold a demonstration in solidarity with the Teachers' Union Collective / Informal group Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Jerash Jordan February 9, 2021
Dozens of citizens in Jerash protest against the ministerial committee arrived in town to discuss the draft of the new income tax law Collective / Informal group Policy grievances Demonstration Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Jerash Jordan September 19, 2018
The head of the Independent Syndicate of Public Drivers, Muhammad Walid Al-Zeer, confirmed that taxi and service car drivers have joined the strike, which covers the transport and freight sectors. Workers group: Union / Syndicate Policy grievances Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Jordan Jordan December 8, 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
Workers of an electricity company supporting the Jordania electric power company stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Labor, to protest discrimination against them in wages and privileges, and their exclusion from the affiliation with the General Un Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Procedural action Jordan Jordan October 25, 2022
Popular and Partisan activities organized a march in front of the Husseini Mosque in the downtown area of ​​the capital, Amman, in support of the Al-Aqsa Mosque Workers group: Union / Syndicate Regional / Political grievances March Support of a cause N/A Jordan Jordan October 14, 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
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

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart