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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Textile factory workers in the governorate of Kerak stage a sit-in outside the local Labour Directorate fearing the closure of their factory | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Kerak | Jordan | June 12, 2022 |
| Taxi drivers, shared taxi drivers, minibus drivers and international taxi drivers stage a two-hour strike in Amman to protest the increase in fuel prices | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other | Policy grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | June 12, 2022 |
| Minibus drivers stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Transport in Amman to demand the Ministry to support their sector in light of the recent increase in fuel prices | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | June 12, 2022 |
| Activists of the Bani Hassan tribe stage a sit-in in Awajan to denounce arbitrary arrests of opponents and to demand reforms | Clan member | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Awajan | Jordan | June 12, 2022 |
| Protesters stage a sit-in in Ma'an after the Friday prayer to protest against the privatisation of Ma'an water company and its fusion with Aqaba water company | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Ma'an | Jordan | June 10, 2022 |
| Hundreds of protesters march in downtown Amman after parties called for a demonstration to denounce the increase in prices, to demand reforms and to criticise the arrest of opponents | Political Party | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly | March | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Jordan | June 10, 2022 | |
| Arhaba residents stage a sit-in in the vicinity of a well of the Yarmouk Water Company in Samad to demand access to water | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Samad | Jordan | June 9, 2022 |
| Employees of the Daraghmeh company in Ma'an governorate stage a sit-in in front of the company's building in protest against the company's failure to meet their demands and the threats of arbitrary dismissal of employees and closure of the company | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Ma'an | Jordan | June 8, 2022 |
| Students who were studying in Ukraine stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to demand to resume their studies in Jordanian universities as soon as possibkle | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | June 8, 2022 |
| Seven unemployed from Tafilah march towards the Royal Hashemite Court to demand job opportunities and are arrested by security forces | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | March | Demands for rights / Services | Repression | Tafilah | Jordan | June 7, 2022 |