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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Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Islamic Labor Front party organises a sit-in outside its headquarters in solidarity with Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons | Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 4, 2022 |
| The Independent Federation of Trade Unions of Municipality Workers of Jordan inaugurates an open-ended strike for municipality workers to obtain better working conditions | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Jordan | October 8, 2018 | |
| The head of the Independent Syndicate of Public Drivers, Muhammad Walid Al-Zeer, confirmed that taxi and service car drivers have joined the strike, which covers the transport and freight sectors. | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Policy grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Jordan | Jordan | December 8, 2022 |
| The Federation of Independent Trade Unions holds a sit-in in front of the Parliament to protest against the amendments to the Labor Law under discussion | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | December 30, 2018 |
| The faculty staff of Yarmouk University (Irbid) inaugurate an open-ended sit-in to protest against the reduction of their allocations from the parallel education programs | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Irbid | Jordan | January 28, 2019 |
| The employees of the Directorate of Works of al-Balqa governorate stage a sit-in to demand the equalization of their labor and social security rights with those of the other ministerial employees | Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | al-Balqa | Jordan | November 27, 2018 |
| The employees of the "Jordanian-Syrian Company for Land Transport" stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament to protest against the company's procrastination in paying them two years and three months of unpaid wages | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | October 17, 2021 |
| The doctors of the emergency department of the al-Nadim Hospital go on strike to demand an increase of the medical staff for the Eid period | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Madaba | Jordan | August 7, 2019 |
| The Defence Committe of the Detainees of the al-Majali clan stages a sit-in in Karak to demand the release of their clan members arrested within the framework of the security operation against Price Hamza bin Hussein | CSO, Clan member | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | April 10, 2021 |
| The daily workers of the Aqaba Container Port Company stage a sit-in at the company's headquarter to demand permanent employment and full labor rights | 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 | Aqaba | Jordan | August 17, 2021 |