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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers of the Lafarge Jordan Cement Company continue their open-ended strike and stage a sit-in in front of the factory to protest against the restructuring plan | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | al-Rashadiyah | Jordan | October 10, 2021 |
| Workers of the Lafarge Jordan Cement Company stage a sit-in to protest against the salary deduction and continue their strike | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Demands for rights / Services | N/A | al-Rashadiyah | Jordan | October 6, 2021 |
| Workers of the Lafarge Jordan Cement Company inaugurate an open-ended strike to protest against the freezing of their due salary increases since 2017, demanding a compensatory 30% raise | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Al-Rashadiyah | Jordan | June 1, 2021 |
| Protesters stage a sit-in in Salt to protest against constitutional amendments | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | al-Salt | Jordan | December 31, 2021 |
| Bus drivers of al-Salt governorate protest against the decision of the Transport Regulatory Authority to reduce the operational period of buses from 20 to 15 years | Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | al-Salt | Jordan | February 16, 2020 |
| Dozens of citizens in Salt rally in sustain of King Abdallah II's positions rejecting Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" | CSO | Regional / Political grievances | March | Support of a cause | N/A | al-Salt | Jordan | February 13, 2020 |
| Landowners in Al-Taybeh stage a sit-in to demand the intervention of authorities to put an end to regular encroachments on their lands | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Al-Taybeh | Jordan | June 25, 2022 |
| Al-Thaghra residents do not send their children to school to protest water cuts in their village and at their children's school | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Civil disobedience | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Al-Thaghra | Jordan | September 18, 2022 |
| Retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company stage a sit-in in front of the company's building in Amman to voice their demand for a better, cheaper, and more inclusive health insurance | Workers group: Retirees | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | October 17, 2021 |
| Teachers stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Amman to protest the arbitray transfers of teachers, to reinstate teachers referred to early retirement or suspended from work, and to demand the reinstatement of | 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 | Repression | Amman | Jordan | September 27, 2022 |