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 391 - 400 of 826
| Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dozens of young men in Dhiban block roads to protest against their arbitrary dismissal from a state-sponsored archeological project in the area | Workers group: Other | Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Road blockade, Tire burning | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Dhiban | Jordan | July 4, 2021 |
| Dozens of foreign travel drivers stage a sit-in in Amman to protest against the protracteed labor stoppage due to the pandemic and the lack of economic compensations | 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 | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | July 4, 2021 |
| Dozens of employees of the University of Jordan stage a sit-in in front of the university's presidency to demand 30% salary increase | Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Amman | Jordan | July 6, 2021 |
| Workers, contractors, and owners of machineries of the "Wind Energy" complex in Tafilah 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 | July 7, 2021 |
| Bus drivers operating in Al-Nakhil Square, Amman, stage a strike to protest against the Amman Municipality’s decision to move their bus stops from Al-Nakhil Square to Quraish Street | Workers group: Self-employed | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | July 11, 2021 |
| Dozens of foreign travel drivers stage a sit-in in Amman as their resume their protests to demand to work | 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 | July 13, 2021 |
| Over 1000 Careem drivers inaugurate an open-ended strike to protest against the rise in the commission rates | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporate grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Jordan | July 13, 2021 | |
| Dozens of teachers stage a vigil in front of the Ministry of Education to commemorate the first anniversary of the arbitrary shutdown of the Jordanian Teachers' Association by State authorities | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Repression | Amman | Jordan | July 25, 2021 |
| Foreign travel drivers resume their open-ended sit-in in Amman and Ramtha against the closure of the borders with Syria and Saudi Arabia | 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 | Procedural action | Amman, Ramtha | Jordan | July 25, 2021 |
| 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 |