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 91 - 100 of 826
Titlesort descending Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Location Country Date
Breeders stage a sit-in outside the Northern Badia Agriculture Directorate to protest against the absence of sheeps' count and the resulting decrease in allocated fodder Workers group: Agriculture workers Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Mafraq Jordan December 7, 2021
Bus and drivers of the Karak governorate stage a sit-in to demand protection from the concurrence of unlicensed private operators Workers group: Self-employed Corporatist grievances Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Karak Jordan March 15, 2021
Bus and taxi drivers stage a strike to protest the government decision to reduce the public transport capacity by 50% due to Covid-19 pandemic, demanding compensations Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Strike / Strike announcement Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Irbid Jordan March 14, 2021
Bus drivers and owners stage a strike in Karak to demand compensations for the economic losses provoked by the Covid-19 restrictions on the capacity of buses Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Strike / Strike announcement Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services N/A Karak Jordan February 1, 2021
Bus drivers for public transportation joined the national strike that truck drivers had called to protest the rise in fuel prices, particularly diesel. Workers group: Other Policy grievances Strike / Strike announcement Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Jordan Jordan December 7, 2022
Bus drivers in Mafraq start an open-ended sit-in over the decision to move their bus stops from Mujama' al Safriyat to Mujama' al Jadid Workers group: Self-employed Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Mafraq Jordan September 9, 2021
Bus drivers of Ajloun governorate hold a strike to protest against the concurrence of private vehicles Workers group: Self-employed Corporatist grievances Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Ajloun Jordan January 21, 2019
Bus drivers of al-Salt governorate protest against the decision of the Transport Regulatory Authority to reduce the operational period of buses from 20 to 15 years Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A al-Salt Jordan February 16, 2020
Bus drivers of the governorate hold a demonstration in Karak desert road to protest the decision to transfer the Karak Transportation Complex from downtown to a new peripheral location Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Corporatist grievances Road blockade Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Karak Jordan February 11, 2020
Bus drivers operating in Al-Nakhil Square, Amman, stage a strike to protest against the Amman Municipality’s decision to move their bus stops from Al-Nakhil Square to Quraish Street Workers group: Self-employed Injustice / Perceived injustice Strike / Strike announcement Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan July 11, 2021

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart