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 141 - 150 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort descending Country Date
Teachers start an open-ended sit-in inside the Ministry of Education in Amman to demand a resolution to the issue of teachers referred to early retirement or suspended from work and to demand the reinstatement of the dissolved Teachers Syndicate Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Bargaining Amman Jordan February 8, 2022
Retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company stage a sit-in in front of the company's headquarters in Amman to demand the Phosphate Mines Company to be responsible for their health insurance Workers group: Retirees Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan August 9, 2022
Workers in the wedding and party industry stage a protest in front of the Parliament to demand the re-opening of the sector 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 February 7, 2021
Public transportation drivers stage a sit-in at the Ministry of Transportation to protest against the decision to reduce the operational life of buses to 15 years, and to reduce the capacity of buses to 75% to contain Covid-19, demanding compensations Workers group: Public Sector 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 June 28, 2020
The staff of the Plant Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture inaugurates an open-ended strike to demand the risk allowance Workers group: Public Sector, Collective / Informal group Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan January 20, 2020
Smart application drivers strike to reiterate their demands and to protest against the lack of state response to their demands. Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Strike / Strike announcement Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan November 1, 2021
Students in Al Zeitoun university stage a sit-in to condemn the agreement signed between Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates to swap solar energy and desalinated water Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan November 28, 2021
Employees of the "Jordanian-Syrian Company for Land Transport" stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to protest against the company's procrastination in paying them thirty months of unpaid wages Workers group: Other Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Amman Jordan December 19, 2021
Teachers stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Education in Amman after they found closed doors in front of them as they were heading to the ministry to continue discussions around teachers referred to early retirement or suspended from work 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 March 1, 2022
Students who were studying in Ukraine stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Higher Education to demand to resume their studies in Jordanian universities Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan July 27, 2022

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart