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 |
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Country | Date |
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Unemployed and their relatives march from the governorate building to the city center in Tafilah to demand job opportunities and the release of one of the unemployed who has been detained since July 25 | Workers group: Unemployed, Clan member | Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | March | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tafilah | Jordan | July 26, 2022 |
Workers employed in the school construction projects implemented by the Tafilah Governorate 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 | June 7, 2021 |
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 |
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 |
Eleven unemployed from Tafilah march towards the Royal Hashemite Court to demand job opportunities and are arrested by security forces | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | March | Demands for rights / Services | Repression | Tafilah | Jordan | May 24, 2022 |
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 |
One unemployed from Tafilah marches towards the Social Development Directorate in Amman to demand job opportunities and is arrested by security forces | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | March | Demands for rights / Services | Repression | Tafilah | Jordan | July 25, 2022 |
Three unemployed from Tafilah march towards the Royal Hashemite Court to demand job opportunities and are arrested by security forces | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | March | Demands for rights / Services | Repression | Tafilah | Jordan | May 18, 2022 |
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 |