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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Unemployed youth from Aqaba governorate inaugurates a protest march towards the Royal Hashemite Court in Amman to demand job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | March | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Aqaba | Jordan | February 14, 2019 |
About 140 daily workers employed in sub-contract at the Phosphate Company in Aqaba stage a sit-in to demand permanent employment and greater labor and social security protections | 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 | Aqaba | Jordan | March 17, 2019 |
Activists and citizens hold a sit-in in Aqaba in solidarity with Palestinian people and the #SaveSheikhJarrah campaign | Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Aqaba | Jordan | May 10, 2021 |
Dozens of citizens in Aqaba stage a protest sit-in to protest against the gas deal brokered by the Jordanian and the Israeli government, demanding the drop of the agreement and the end of the economic cooperation with the Zionist entity | Political Party, CSO, FBO | Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Aqaba | Jordan | January 10, 2020 |
Healthcare workers at Aqaba civil hospital start a sit-in outside the hospital to protest their dismissal | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Aqaba | Jordan | March 3, 2022 |
Dozens of employees at the purchaising services of the Aqaba Port Authority stage a sit-in in front of the main headquarter to protest against the outsourcing of the service to a private company and the reduction of their salaries | Workers group: Public Sector | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Aqaba | Jordan | February 26, 2019 |
Employees of the Authority of the Special Economic Zone of Aqaba protest against the Authority's labour policies | Workers group: Public Sector | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Aqaba | Jordan | July 28, 2020 |
Dozens of Aqaba Railway workers stage a sit-in to demand labor protection initiatives following the governmental decision to stop the work of the corporation | 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 | Aqaba | Jordan | October 1, 2018 |
The daily workers of the Aqaba Container Port Company stage a sit-in at the company's headquarter to demand permanent employment and full labor rights | 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 | Aqaba | Jordan | August 17, 2021 |
Unemployed youth of Aqaba stages a sit-in in front of the Special Economic Zone Authority building to demand job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in, Other | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Aqaba | Jordan | October 29, 2019 |