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 781 - 790 of 826
Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Teachers of the Tafilah governorate stage a sit-in in solidarity with the Teachers' Union | 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 | Tafilah | Jordan | March 1, 2021 |
Thousands of teachers of Tafilah governorate commemorate the loss of the head of the Teachers' Syndicate, reiterate their demands for salary raises and demand the government to apologize for the repression of a teachers' sit-in in Amman | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights, Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly | Demonstration | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Support to political leader / Public figure, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Tafilah | Jordan | September 22, 2019 |
Protesters march in Tafilah 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 | Tafilah | Jordan | November 26, 2021 |
Dozens of unemployed from the Tafilah governorate stage a sit-in in front of the governorate's Directorate of Labour demanding job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Tafilah | Jordan | April 24, 2019 |
Unemployed youth of Tafilah stages a sit-in in front of the governorate building demanding job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tafilah | Jordan | March 13, 2019 |
Unemployed start an open-ended sit-in in Tafilah outside the Governorate building to demand job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Tafilah | Jordan | February 7, 2022 |
Hundreds of citizens hold a protest stand in Tafilah to reject Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" | Collective / Informal group, Political Party, CSO | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Tafilah | Jordan | January 31, 2020 |
Employees of the Tafilah Agricultural Directorate go on strike to demand overarching improvements of their labor conditions | Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Tafilah | Jordan | November 3, 2019 |
Unemployed graduates stage a sit-in on the roof of the Tafilah Development Directorate building to demand their appointment to a newly established centre | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Repression, Bargaining | Tafilah | Jordan | February 23, 2022 |
Workers, contractors, and owners of machineries of the "Wind Energy" complex in Tafilah stage a sit-in to demand the payment of their back wages | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tafilah | Jordan | July 7, 2021 |