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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A march took place on Monday evening towards the Ma'an governorate building, to protest the arrest of the former mayor of Ma'an, demanding his release. | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances | March | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Ma'an Governorate | Jordan | December 19, 2022 |
| A number of taxi and bus drivers working on the Madaba - Ma'in line go on strike to protest against the concurrence of "private buses", judged as unfair | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporatist grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Madaba | Jordan | November 19, 2018 |
| A protest march to ask for the release of arrested members of the Teachers' Union ends in clashes with the security forces | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | March | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Support of a cause | Repression | Karak | Jordan | August 4, 2020 |
| A sit-in by workers protesting the failure of companies to pay their wages, in front of the Ministry of Transportation in Amman. | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | January 4, 2023 |
| A sit-in organized by a campaign called 'Stand with Teachers' (قم مع المعلم) in front of the Ministry of Education demanded that schools transfer teachers' salaries via banks. | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Procedural action | Ministry of Education | Jordan | October 24, 2022 |
| About 140 daily workers employed in sub-contract at the Phosphate Company in Aqaba stage a sit-in to demand permanent employment and greater labor and social security protections | Workers group: Other | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Aqaba | Jordan | March 17, 2019 |
| About 25 employees of Al-Bayt University storm the president's office to demand his resignation after the rumor spread that he intended to run for a second mandate | Workers group: Public Sector | Corruption and/ or lack of accountability | Building blockade / Occupation | Protest of a public statement / Public representation | Repression | Mafraq | Jordan | September 4, 2018 |
| Accountants of the Ministry of Health stage a protest to demand equal social security bonuses and allowances as the rest of ministerial employees | Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | November 25, 2018 |
| Activists and citizens hold a sit-in in Aqaba in solidarity with Palestinian people and the #SaveSheikhJarrah campaign | Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Aqaba | Jordan | May 10, 2021 |
| Activists and family members of detainees demand their release and condemn how political activists who demand reforms and voice their opinions are constantly silenced and arrested | Collective / Informal group, Clan member | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Mafraq | Jordan | March 4, 2022 |