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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hundreds of teachers stage a protest in front of Marka Education Directorate against the decision of the Director of Education to transfer five teachers for their labor activism | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 25, 2019 |
| Dozens of drivers and owners of buses transporting private school students stage a protest sit-in n front of the Ministry of Transportations against the Cabinet's decision to grant tax exemptions in exchange for the replacement of old vehicles with brand | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | February 3, 2019 |
| Youth activists hold a sit-in in Amman's Fourth Circle to protest against a new IMF-backed package of austerity initiatives, the deterioration of the national socio-economic conditions, and the purposed amendments to the Cybercrime Law | 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 | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | November 30, 2018 |
| Retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Company renewed their protest demanding the amendment of the health insurance system to ensure that they receive adequate insurance. | Workers group: Retirees | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | October 11, 2022 |
| Shopkeepers of an Amman Mall close their shops to demand a reduction of their rent by 50% as a compensation for the losses produced by the Covid-19 pandemic | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporate grievances | Other | Other | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 30, 2020 |
| Taxi drivers, shared taxi drivers and bus and minibus drivers demonstrate in several areas of Amman to protest the increase in fuel prices | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | June 16, 2022 |
| Employees of the "Jordanian-Syrian Company for Land Transport" stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to protest against the company's procrastination in paying them two years and five months of unpaid wages | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | December 5, 2021 |
| Uber, Careem and Jeeny drivers stage a sit-in in front of Uber headquarters in Amman to demand a reduction of the service charge applied by the three companies to 15% | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Repression | Amman | Jordan | September 6, 2021 |
| An unemployed man from Tafilah governorate stages a sit-in in front of the Prime Minister's office to demand job opportunities. | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | September 22, 2021 |
| Unemployed youth of the Hayy al-Tafaileh (Amman) inaugurates an open-ended sit-in in front of the Royal Hashemite Court in Amman demanding job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | April 9, 2019 |