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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hundreds of citizens hold a demonstration in Madaba in sustain to King Abdallah II's rejection of Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" | Collective / Informal group, Political Party, CSO | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Madaba | Jordan | January 31, 2020 |
| Hundreds of citizens demonstrate in Zarqa in solidarity with Palestine, following the escalation of tensions in the Occupied Territories around the access to Al-Aqsa Mosque and a wave of evictions in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah | Collective / Informal group, Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Demonstration | Support of a cause | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | May 7, 2021 |
| Hundreds of citizens demonstrate in Amman in solidarity with Palestine, following the escalation of tensions in the Occupied Territories around the access to Al-Aqsa Mosque and a wave of evictions in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah | Collective / Informal group, Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Demonstration | Support of a cause | N/A | Amman | Jordan | May 7, 2021 |
| Hundreds of "Yellow Taxi" drivers stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament to protest the government delay in implementing a number of protective measures cushioning the concurrence of ride-hailing apps | Workers group: Self-employed, Collective / Informal group | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Amman | Jordan | March 19, 2019 |
| Hundreds gather in Karameh to express solidarity with the Palestinian people and demand the end of the ongoing Israeli aggressions against Gaza, Jerusalem, and the rest of the Occupied Territories. The crowd was dispersed by Jordanian Security Forces | Collective / Informal group | Regional / Political grievances | March, Sit-in | Support of a cause | Repression | Karameh | Jordan | May 14, 2021 |
| Healthcare workers protest in front of the Ministry of Health to demand equal labor treatment with the peers directly employed by the Ministry | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Amman | Jordan | May 17, 2021 |
| Healthcare workers at Aqaba civil hospital start a sit-in outside the hospital to protest their dismissal | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Aqaba | Jordan | March 3, 2022 |
| Hajartoona, the Jordanian "National Campaign to Defend the Rights of Resident Doctors", announced that an online demonstration and a sit-in will be held on September, 24th to demand better working conditions for residents doctors in university hospitals | Workers group: Healthcare workers, Campaign | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in, Online campaign | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Jordan | September 15, 2021 | |
| Graduates who are over 48 years old stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to demand to keep their right to employment regardless of their age | Workers group: Unemployed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | August 7, 2022 |
| General Union of Electricity Workers stage a sit-in in Amman to demand trade unions elections to be held | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 27, 2021 |