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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activists in Ma'an stage a sit-in and a march 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 | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Ma'an | Jordan | May 18, 2021 |
| Hundreds of citizens in the governorate of Ma'an hold a solidarity march with Palestine, demanding the end of the ongoing Israeli aggessions against Gaza, Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Territories | Collective / Informal group | Regional / Political grievances | March | Support of a cause | N/A | Ma'an | Jordan | May 21, 2021 |
| Bus operators in Irbid went on strike due to internal disputes over schedule and passenger boarding system | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporatist grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Other | Procedural action | Irbid | Jordan | May 23, 2021 |
| Drivers operating on transnational routes stage a sit-in with their families in front of the Parliament to protest against the lack of economic support by the state against the heavy losses triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | May 24, 2021 |
| Truck drivers and owners hold a protest stand at the airport road against the decision of Saudi Arabia to prevent the border crossing to trucks older than 20 years | Workers group: Other | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Road blockade | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | May 26, 2021 |
| Workers of the Lafarge Jordan Cement Company inaugurate an open-ended strike to protest against the freezing of their due salary increases since 2017, demanding a compensatory 30% raise | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Al-Rashadiyah | Jordan | June 1, 2021 |
| Supporters of the MP Osama al-Ajarmeh demonstrate at the airport road to protest against his suspension from the Parliament after holding an official speech critical of the King | Clan member | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Demonstration, Road blockade | Support to political leader / Public figure, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Repression | Amman | Jordan | June 5, 2021 |
| Pharmacy One employees stage a sit-in in front of the company's headquarter to demand the payment of their back wages | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | June 6, 2021 |
| For the second day in a row, supporters of the MP Osama al-Ajarmeh take the streets to protest against his suspension from the Parliament after holding an official speech critical of the King | Clan member | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Demonstration | Support to political leader / Public figure, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Repression | Amman | Jordan | June 6, 2021 |
| Workers employed in the school construction projects implemented by the Tafilah Governorate stage a sit-in to demand the payment of their back wages | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tafilah | Jordan | June 7, 2021 |