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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journalists of the Jordanian News Agency PETRA stage a sit-in in front of the Prime Minister palace to protest against the government policy excludng them from the beneficiaries of the system of premiums foreseen for the affiliates to the JPA | Workers group: Other | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | November 12, 2018 |
| Journalists and website employees stage a sit-in in front of the Jordan Press Association headquarters in Amman to protest against proposed amendments to media-related regulations | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Bargaining | Jordan | September 5, 2021 | |
| Journalists and employees at Al Rai newspaper start a sit-in outside Al Rai headquarters in Amman to demand their unpaid wages and protest against the suspension of some of their colleagues | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances | Sit-in | Other | N/A | Amman | Jordan | February 8, 2022 |
| Jordanian-Indian Fertilizer Company daily workers stage a sit-in at the mine plant in Eshidiyah demanding a permanent contract | 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 | Eshidiyah | Jordan | January 23, 2019 |
| Jordanian touristic guides organize a day of national mobilization to protest the lack of state responses to the demands they submitted to the Ministry of Tourism | 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 | Amman, Petra, Aqaba and Jerash | Jordan | June 26, 2019 |
| Jordanian Teachers’ Union stages a sit-in at the Education Directorate in solidarity with the colleagues detained after the school-bus accident provoked by floods in the Dead Sea region | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | November 13, 2018 |
| Jordanian massively use the hashtag "The water of the enemy is occupation" on Twitter to condemn the agreement signed between Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates to swap solar energy and desalinated water. | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances | Online campaign | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Jordan | November 23, 2021 | |
| Jordanian farmers hold a sit-in in Amman to protest against the difficulties of the sector | Workers group: Agriculture workers | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | July 14, 2019 |
| Jordanian doctors receiving/having received their degrees or specializations abroad stage a protest sit-in in front of the Medical Council against the new national accreditation policies not recognizing legal validity to their titles | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a public statement / Public representation | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 27, 2018 |
| Jordanian doctors receiving/having received their degrees or specializations abroad stage a protest sit-in against the new national accreditation policies not recognizing legal validity to their titles | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | October 2, 2018 |