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 181 - 190 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort descending Country Date
Retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company resume their open-ended sit-in and roadblock in front of the company's headquarters in Amman to demand the Phosphate Mines Company to be responsible for their health insurance Workers group: Retirees Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in, Road blockade Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan June 20, 2022
Activists stage a sit-in outside the National Centre for Human Rights in Amman to demand the centre to investigate suspected violations of human rights during the arrest of activists and to demand their release Political Party, CSO, Clan member Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan March 14, 2022
Smart application drivers stage a two-days sit-in outside the Land Transport Regulatory Commission in Amman to protest the LTRC decision to reduce the operational lifetime of their vehicles from 7 to 5 years Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Bargaining Amman Jordan December 12, 2021
Trucks owners stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Transportation in Amman to demand better working conditions Workers group: Other Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan February 6, 2022
Parents of the students of Zeinab High School stage a sit-in against the poor conditions of the building and the delays in rehabilitation works Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan September 13, 2021
Relatives of a man who was killed demonstrate in the neighbourhood of Shafa Badran in Amman to protest the killing Clan member Injustice / Perceived injustice Demonstration Other N/A Amman Jordan September 17, 2022
Sit-in in front of the International Red Cross headquarters in Amman in solidarity with former MP Osama al-Ajarmeh who enters his fortieth day of hunger strike Collective / Informal group, CSO Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Support to political leader / Public figure N/A Amman Jordan September 16, 2021
Retirees of the Social Security stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament to protest against the new amendments to the Social Sevurity Law Workers group: Public Sector, Workers group: Retirees Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan September 2, 2019
Workers in the wedding and party industry stage a protest in front of the Parliament to demand the re-opening of the sector Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan February 7, 2021
Activists stage a sit-in outside Marka prison to demand to release detainees who have been jailed because they expressed their political opinion Collective / Informal group Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan October 31, 2021

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart