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 71 - 80 of 826
Titlesort descending Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Location Country Date
Agriculture workers stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to protest against the obligation for foreign workers to benefit from social security Workers group: Agriculture workers Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan February 2, 2022
Ajloun activists stage a sit-in to demand the release of the detainees arrested during the protests of March 13-14 and reiterate their demands for the resignation of the government Collective / Informal group Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Ajloun Jordan March 20, 2021
Al-Jazeera Football Club players refrain from training to demand the payment of their back wages Workers group: Other Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan June 20, 2021
al-Salt high-school students stage a rally to protest against the ministerial proposal of introducing a new single-semester evalutation mechanism for the final exams, judges as unfair Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Injustice / Perceived injustice March Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Salt Jordan December 13, 2018
al-Shifa bus drivers hold a strike to protest against the unfair concurrence of unlicensed vehicles, demanding protective measures Workers group: Self-employed Corporatist grievances Strike / Strike announcement Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Ajloun Jordan September 30, 2018
Al-Thaghra residents do not send their children to school to protest water cuts in their village and at their children's school Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Civil disobedience Demands for rights / Services N/A Al-Thaghra Jordan September 18, 2022
An unemployed man from Tafilah governorate stages a sit-in in front of the Prime Minister's office to demand job opportunities. Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Amman Jordan September 22, 2021
Apartment owners stage a sit-in outside the Jordan Islamic Bank to protest against the auctioning of their appartments Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Corporate grievances Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan July 26, 2022
Aqaba port workers start an open-ended strike to demand better safety standards at their workplace Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Aqaba Jordan June 29, 2022
Aqaba railway workers hold a protest march from Ma'an to the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority to demand salary rises and better social security protections Workers group: Public Sector Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights March Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Ma'an, Aqaba Jordan January 7, 2019

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart