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 671 - 680 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort ascending Country Date
National Centre for Human Rights employees stage a sit-in outside the Centre headquarters in Amman and start an open-ended partial strike to protest against recent appointments that violate internal regulations Workers group: Other Corporate grievances Sit-in, Strike / Strike announcement Other N/A Amman Jordan August 17, 2022
Relatives of a man who was killed demonstrate in the neighbourhood of Shafa Badran in Amman to protest the killing Clan member Injustice / Perceived injustice Demonstration Other N/A Amman Jordan September 17, 2022
Citizens staged a march started from Amman, towards the downtown area, in protest against the price increase in fuel prices. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Policy grievances March Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Repression Amman Jordan December 15, 2022
Employees of the Hashemite University (Amman) resume protest sit-ins to demand better labor conditions upon fruitless mediations Workers group: Public Sector 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 7, 2019
Drivers of the bus company Jett hold a sit-in in front of the company headquarter in Amman to demand salary rises and protest the company's repeated violation of workers' labor rights 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 October 29, 2018
Families of students stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Education in Amman to demand a certificate of equivalence of their Turkish high school diploma in Jordan. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Amman Jordan September 8, 2021
The employees of the "Jordanian-Syrian Company for Land Transport" stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament to protest against the company's procrastination in paying them two years and three months of unpaid wages Workers group: Other Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Amman Jordan October 17, 2021
Contract workers at the Ministry of Agriculture stage a sit-in outside the Ministry building to demand permanent contracts Workers group: Public Sector Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan February 6, 2022
Security forces prevent families of detained activists to stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Interior to demand their release Clan member Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Repression Amman Jordan March 17, 2022
Doctors who obtained their medical certificates from medical boards abroad stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to protest amendments to the Jordan Medical Council law and to demand the recognition and accreditation of their certificates and diplomas Workers group: Healthcare workers Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan September 11, 2022

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart