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 491 - 500 of 826
Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Jordanian Bar Association protests the executive decision to move the Amman Court of Appeal to a new building | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | February 12, 2020 |
Jeeny drivers inaugurate an open-ended strike to protest against the company's decision to reduce tariffs for riders | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporate grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 14, 2021 |
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 |
Jeeny drivers demonstrate outside the smart transportation company's headquarters in Amman to protest against income decreases and the ban on drivers | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporate grievances | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | February 6, 2022 |
Jeeny drivers demonstrate outside the smart transportation company's headquarters in Amman to demand the company to abide by the tariffs set by the LTRC for smart application taxis | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporate grievances | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 14, 2022 |
International routes drivers stage a sit-in outside the Land Transport Regulatory Commission to demand regulatory measures that would improve their working conditions | 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 | July 20, 2022 |
Inmates of the Juvenile Detention Center of Ruseifa riot to protest the transfer of two inmates in a new site | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Other | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Ruseifa | Jordan | February 19, 2019 |
Indian and Bangladeshi workers at the Abwab Al-Khair garment-manufacturing factory go on strike to demand the payment of their back salaries | Workers group: Migrant workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | al-Hussein Industrial Zone | Jordan | January 2, 2019 |
In protest of the non-disbursement of the fuel subsidy allowance proposed by the government roughly two months ago, a group of service drivers working on the northern Hashimi-Raghadan line in Amman staged a partial strike on Sunday. | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | October 16, 2022 |
Hundreds of unemployed from the Al-Jafr area inaugurate an open-ended sit-in to demand employment in the local phosphate mines | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Al-Jafr | Jordan | June 20, 2021 |