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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dozens of workers dismissed from the Lafarge ciment company stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Labor demanding their reintegration to work | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | November 25, 2019 |
| Dozens of young men in Dhiban block roads to protest against their arbitrary dismissal from a state-sponsored archeological project in the area | Workers group: Other | Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Road blockade, Tire burning | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Dhiban | Jordan | July 4, 2021 |
| Drivers and owners of water tankers stage a sit-in in front of the Karak governorate building to protest against a project of the Ministry of Public Works | Workers group: Other | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | August 25, 2022 |
| Drivers and owners of yellow taxis in Jerash staged a sit-in near the governorate building demanding the suspension of unlicensed applications in the city. | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society / political system) | Cooptation | Jerash | Jordan | December 14, 2022 |
| Drivers of a Taxi Company stage a sit-in to demand the implementation of the Council of Ministers' decision to liberalize 30% of the public vehicles belonging to the Investment Office and the company | Workers group: Other | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Amman | Jordan | May 4, 2021 |
| 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 |
| Drivers operating at the Allenby Bridge stage a sit-in at Ministry of Transportations to protest the concurrence of car-pooling apps and unlicensed drivers | Workers group: Self-employed, Collective / Informal group | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | November 3, 2020 |
| Drivers operating on the Ramtha-Syria route stage a protest against the Covid-19 closure of the Syrian border | Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Ramtha | Jordan | November 25, 2020 |
| Drivers operating on transnational routes stage a sit-in with their families in front of the Parliament to protest against the lack of economic support by the state against the heavy losses triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic | Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | May 24, 2021 |
| Drivers working at the Ministry of Education inaugurate an open-ended strike to demand overarching improvements of their labour condition | Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | National | Jordan | October 18, 2019 |