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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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 thirty months of unpaid wages | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | December 19, 2021 |
Jordanian doctors receiving/having received their degrees or specializations abroad stage a protest sit-in in front of the Medical Council against the new national accreditation policies not recognizing legal validity to their titles | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a public statement / Public representation | N/A | Amman | Jordan | September 27, 2018 |
The committee of the families of Jordanian detainees in Saudi Arabia hold a sit-in in front of the Saudi embassy in Amman to demand their release | CSO | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Amman | Jordan | July 4, 2021 |
Jordanian farmers hold a sit-in in Amman to protest against the difficulties of the sector | Workers group: Agriculture workers | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | July 14, 2019 |
Unemployed PhDs hold a protest sit-in in front of the Ministry of Higher Education in Amman demanding to be appointed in Jordanian universities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | April 4, 2019 |
Retirees from the Jordanian Phosphate Mines Company staged a sit-in at the company's Amman headquarters in order to seek the reinstatement of health insurance as it existed in 2000. | Workers group: Retirees | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | January 8, 2023 |
Graduates who are over 48 years old stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to demand to keep their right to employment regardless of their age | Workers group: Unemployed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | August 7, 2022 |
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 | January 27, 2019 |
Drivers working on ride-hailing apps (Uber, Careem) inaugurate an open-ended sit-in to voice 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...) | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | November 21, 2018 |
Around 40 drivers on the service line "City Roundabout - Gardens - Khalda" staged a protest against the closure of the parking exit set by the Amman Municipality and the Land Transport Regulatory Authority | Workers group: Self-employed | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | July 26, 2021 |