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 421 - 430 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort descending Country Date
Dozens of diplomate nurses working for the Ministry of Public Health stage a sit-in in front of the ministry building to demand equal labor treatment with their baccalaureate counterparts Workers group: Healthcare workers, 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 February 6, 2020
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
Military retirees stage a sit-in in front of the Royal Hashemite Court to protest against the government decision to suspend their complementary services in the civilian capacities of the armed forces Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Security / Military forces, Workers group: Retirees Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan February 11, 2019
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
Teachers at Al Manar Centers stage sit-ins outside their workplace nationwide to protest recent decisions by the Ministry of Social Development Workers group: Public Sector Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman, Ajloun, Russeifa, Al Koura, Sahab, Zayy Jordan March 31, 2022
Students in several Jordanian universities demonstrate to condemn the agreement signed between Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates to swap solar energy and desalinated water Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances Demonstration Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman, al-Mafraq, Zarqa Jordan November 23, 2021
Protesters stage sits-ins in Amman, Irbid and Zarqa to condemn the Israeli attack on the Gaza strip Collective / Informal group Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Amman, Irbid, Zarqa Jordan August 6, 2022
Delivery workers start an open-ended strike and stage a sit-in in Amman, Irbid and Zarqa to protest against the management's decision to reduce their fares Workers group: Self-employed Corporate grievances Sit-in, Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman, Irbid, Zarqa Jordan August 1, 2021
Retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company resume their open-ended sit-in in front of the company's headquarters in Amman and branches in Maan governorate to protest against the deterioration of their health insurance and following broken promises Workers group: Retirees Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman, Ma'an Jordan June 6, 2022
Jordanian touristic guides organize a day of national mobilization to protest the lack of state responses to the demands they submitted to the Ministry of Tourism 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, Petra, Aqaba and Jerash Jordan June 26, 2019

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart