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 |
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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 |
Members of trade unions stage a sit-in outside the Professional Associations Complex to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the Nakba and to denounce the murder of journalist Shireen Abu Akhleh | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support to political leader / Public figure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | May 15, 2022 |
Minibus drivers stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Transport in Amman to demand the Ministry to support their sector in light of the recent increase in fuel prices | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | June 12, 2022 |
Protesters march in Amman 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 | Amman | Jordan | November 26, 2021 |
Uber drivers stage a sit-in outside the company's headquarters to protest against as hundreds of drivers can no longer access the app due to their accumulated debts | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporate grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | December 27, 2021 |
Parents of the students of Zeinab High School stage a sit-in against the poor conditions of the building and the delays in rehabilitation works | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 13, 2021 |
Sit-in in front of the International Red Cross headquarters in Amman in solidarity with former MP Osama al-Ajarmeh who enters his fortieth day of hunger strike | Collective / Informal group, CSO | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Support to political leader / Public figure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 16, 2021 |
Students who were studying in Ukraine stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Higher Education to demand to resume their studies in Jordanian universities | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | July 27, 2022 |
For the second day in a row, supporters of the MP Osama al-Ajarmeh take the streets to protest against his suspension from the Parliament after holding an official speech critical of the King | Clan member | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Demonstration | Support to political leader / Public figure, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Repression | Amman | Jordan | June 6, 2021 |
Students who were studying in Ukraine start an open-ended sit-in outside the Parliament to resume their studies in good conditions in Jordanian universities | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | August 29, 2022 |