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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Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Dozens of unemployed in closed professions stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Labor to protest against the hiring of foreign workers by private companies, demanding state protective measures | Workers group: Unemployed | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 4, 2018 |
Unemployed pilots stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament building demanding to be employed by local airlines | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | March 10, 2019 |
Political parties and activists organise a sit-in in Amman in solidarity with Palestine, demanding the end of the ongoing Israeli aggressions against Gaza, Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Territories | Collective / Informal group, Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Amman | Jordan | May 15, 2021 |
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 |
Women who passed the 2019 Civil Service Commission exam stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Education to protest their non-appointment to the ministry and their exclusion from recent appointments | Workers group: Unemployed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | August 28, 2022 |
Teachers stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Education in Amman after they found closed doors in front of them as they were heading to the ministry to continue discussions around teachers referred to early retirement or suspended from work | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | March 1, 2022 |
Unemployed youth Amman's Tafilah holds a night march to protest against the government delays in addressing their promises to create job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | March | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | November 20, 2019 |
Demonstrators march in downtown Amman to protest against the Defense Law and the general increase in prices | Collective / Informal group, Political Party, CSO, Clan member | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | March, Demonstration | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Amman | Jordan | November 12, 2021 |
Contract workers of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company stage a sit-in asking for job continuity | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | July 30, 2021 |
Unemployed paramedics hold a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Health demanding to be appointed | Workers group: Unemployed, Workers group: Healthcare workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | April 1, 2019 |