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 471 - 480 of 826
Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Banana importers stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament demanding to open the doors to banana imports to compensate for the shortages in local production | Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining, Procedural action | Amman | Jordan | November 18, 2018 |
Unemployed youth from Aqaba governorate inaugurates an open-ended sit-in in front of the Royal Hashemite Court demanding job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | February 21, 2019 |
Jeeny drivers demonstrate outside the smart transportation company's headquarters in Amman to demand the company to abide by the tariffs set by the LTRC for smart application taxis | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporate grievances | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 14, 2022 |
Jeeny drivers inaugurate an open-ended strike to protest against the company's decision to reduce tariffs for riders | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporate grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 14, 2021 |
Employees of al-Gad newspaper stage a protest sit-in at the newspapers' headquarters in Amman demanding better labor conditions, including the payment of the thirteenth month | 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 | Amman | Jordan | May 7, 2019 |
A group of working women from Dhiban inaugurates an open-ended sit-in with their children in front of the Royal Hashemite Court demanding their reintegration to work after having been suspended from work | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | March 6, 2019 |
The Islamic Movement organizes a sit-in in central Amman in solidarity with Palestine, demanding the end of the ongoing Israeli aggressions against Gaza, Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Territories | FBO | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Amman | Jordan | May 16, 2021 |
Healthcare workers protest in front of the Ministry of Health to demand equal labor treatment with the peers directly employed by the Ministry | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Amman | Jordan | May 17, 2021 |
Protesters stage a sit-in in Amman after the Development and Employment Fund violated an agreement to postpone any procedures against them | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | February 1, 2022 |
Engineers working in the public sector hold a sit-in at the Ministry of Infrastructure to ask for an increase of their technical allowance | Workers group: Public Sector | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | January 7, 2020 |