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 591 - 600 of 826
Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response |
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Country | Date |
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Citizens in Karak hold a demonstration in solidarity with the Teachers' Union | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | March | Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | February 8, 2021 |
Teachers at Joza Secondary School for Boys in Karak start an open-ended strike to protest the decision of the Directorate of Education of Karak to transfer the school principal and end his contract | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | September 1, 2022 |
Phosphate truck drivers and owners stage a sit-in in front of Karak Governorate building to protest against the new loading policies adopted by the phosphate mines governing bodies | Workers group: Self-employed | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | February 22, 2021 |
A protest march to ask for the release of arrested members of the Teachers' Union ends in clashes with the security forces | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | March | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Support of a cause | Repression | Karak | Jordan | August 4, 2020 |
Unemployed from the Karak governorate stage a sit-in in front of Ministry of Labor to demand job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Karak | Jordan | March 9, 2021 |
Teachers at Dawud Majali Secondary School in Al Qasr stage a sit-in outside the Directorate of Education of Karak to demand to transfer the school principal | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Repression | Karak | Jordan | September 15, 2022 |
Workers of the Water Authority of the Karak governorate go on strike to defend their social security rights | Workers group: Public Sector | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Karak | Jordan | March 29, 2021 |
Karak citizens, shopkeepers, and bus owners protest agains the decision to move the main bus station from the city center to the eastern side of the town | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Policy grievances, Corporatist grievances | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | March 3, 2020 |
Employees of the Palace of Justice of Karak stage a protest sit-in to demand equal labor conditions with the staff of the Ministry of Justice | Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Karak | Jordan | January 2, 2019 |
Parties and professional associations organise a sit-in in Karak in solidarity with Palestine, condemning ongoing Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip | Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Karak | Jordan | May 11, 2021 |