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 691 - 700 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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Hundreds of citizens hold a sit-in in Amman's Fourth Circle to protest against a new IMF-backed package of austerity initiatives and the deterioration of the national socio-economic conditions | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection, Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure, Corruption and/ or lack of accountability | Demonstration | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | December 6, 2018 |
Careem drivers stage a sit-in outside Careem's headquarters in Amman to protest against the absence of response to their demands | 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 | June 25, 2022 |
Trade unions organise a sit-in outside the Professional Associations Complex in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza and to condemn the latest Israeli attack on Gaza | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Amman | Jordan | August 8, 2022 |
Unemployed from Dhiban governorate inaugurate an open-ended sit-in in front of the 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 | Amman | Jordan | February 2, 2020 |
Third category employees of the Ministry of Education stage a sit-in in front of The Royal Hashemite Court in Amman, as the Ministry of Education and the Civil Service Bureau do not address their demands. | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | August 31, 2021 |
Employees of the Hashemite University (Amman) resume protest sit-ins to demand better labor conditions upon fruitless mediations | 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 | Amman | Jordan | May 7, 2019 |
As their open-ended strike continues, engineers and agronomists working for the Ministry of Education hold a sit-in in front of the ministry building repeating their demand to receive equal labor treatment with the rest of 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...) | N/A | Amman | Jordan | December 24, 2018 |
As their open-ended strike enters the second day, municipality workers stage a mass sit-in in front of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to repeat their demands for better labor conditions | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, 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 | Amman | Jordan | October 9, 2018 |
Dozens of teachers stage a vigil in front of the Ministry of Education to commemorate the first anniversary of the arbitrary shutdown of the Jordanian Teachers' Association by State authorities | 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 | Repression | Amman | Jordan | July 25, 2021 |
Around 100 retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company stage a sit-in in front of Parliament in Amman to demand the Phosphate Mines Company to be responsible for their health insurance. They address their demands to members of parliament after the comp | Workers group: Retirees | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Repression | Amman | Jordan | July 26, 2022 |