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 161 - 170 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort descending Country Date
Opticians stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Health to protest against the new regulations to exercise the profession, which compel opticians to be affiliated to the Syndicate of Optical Shop Owners Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan December 18, 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
Jeeny drivers demonstrate outside the smart transportation company's headquarters in Amman to protest against the high service charge and the low tariffs applied by Jeeny. Workers group: Self-employed Corporate grievances Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan September 19, 2021
Hundreds of teachers stage a protest in front of Marka Education Directorate against the decision of the Director of Education to transfer five teachers for their labor activism Workers group: School teachers / University professors Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan September 25, 2019
Retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company stage a sit-in in front of the company's headquarters in Amman to protest against the deterioration of their health insurance Workers group: Retirees Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Amman Jordan October 20, 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-one months of unpaid wages Workers group: Other Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Amman Jordan January 6, 2022
Public transportation owners stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to demand the resignation of the Ministry of Transportation, his secretary-general, and the Director of the Land Transport Regulatory Authority Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan August 17, 2022
Employees of al-Gad newspaper stage a protest sit-in at the newspapers' headquarters in Amman demanding better labor conditions, including the payment of the thirteenth month 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 Amman Jordan May 7, 2019
A group of working women from Dhiban inaugurates an open-ended sit-in with their children in front of the Royal Hashemite Court demanding their reintegration to work after having been suspended from work Workers group: Other Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan March 6, 2019
Uber, Careem and Jeeny drivers stage a sit-in in front of Uber headquarters in Amman to demand a reduction of the service charge applied by the three companies to 15% Workers group: Self-employed Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) Repression Amman Jordan September 6, 2021

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart