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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activists of the Unified Jordanian Movement stage a sit-in in front of the Prime Minister Palace to demand overarching reforms and protest against corruption | CSO | Policy grievances, Corruption and/ or lack of accountability | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Amman | Jordan | March 5, 2020 |
| Employees of the "Jordanian-Syrian Company for Land Transport" stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to protest against the company's procrastination in paying them two years and five months of unpaid wages | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | December 5, 2021 |
| Unemployed youth Amman's Tafilah holds a night march to protest against the government delays in addressing their promises to create job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | March | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | November 20, 2019 |
| Pharmacy One employees stage a sit-in in front of the company's headquarter 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 | Amman | Jordan | June 6, 2021 |
| Nurses employed at the University of Jordan Hospital (Amman) inaugurate an open-ended strike to demand a renegotiation of their bonuses and allowances | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | July 27, 2019 |
| Thousands of teachers hold several protest stands in different points of Amman to demand 50% salary raise | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Repression | Amman | Jordan | September 5, 2019 |
| Engineers who are members of the General Authority of the Jordanian Engineers Association stage a sit-in in front of the Syndicate of Professional Associations in protest against the practices of thir syndicate | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | December 24, 2021 |
| Retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company resume their open-ended sit-in in front of the company's headquarters in Amman to protest against the deterioration of their health insurance and following broken promises | Workers group: Retirees | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | May 23, 2022 |
| Retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company resume their open-ended sit-in in front of the company's headquarters in Amman to demand the Phosphate Mines Company to be responsible for their health insurance | Workers group: Retirees | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | June 13, 2022 |
| International routes drivers stage a sit-in outside the Land Transport Regulatory Commission to demand regulatory measures that would improve their working conditions | Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Amman | Jordan | July 20, 2022 |