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 451 - 460 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort ascending Country Date
Journalists, politicians and citizens stage a sit-in outside Al Jazeera office in Amman to denounce the murder of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Collective / Informal group Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Support to political leader / Public figure N/A Amman Jordan May 11, 2022
Engineers who are members of the General Authority of the Jordanian Engineers Association stage a sit-in in front of the Syndicate of Professional Associations in protest against the practices of thir syndicate Workers group: Other Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan December 24, 2021
Engineers working in the public sector inaugurate an open-ended strike to obtain an increase of their technical allowance Workers group: Public Sector Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in, Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan January 8, 2020
Teachers protest in amman against the government decision to suspend the Teachers' Union Workers group: School teachers / University professors Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice Demonstration Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Repression Amman Jordan July 29, 2020
Residents of Hayy al-Tafilah stage a sit-in to protest against the detention of the activist Mouin al-Harasis under the new Cybercrime Law Collective / Informal group Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan August 24, 2020
Banana importers stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament demanding to open the doors to banana imports to compensate for the shortages in local production Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) Bargaining, Procedural action Amman Jordan November 18, 2018
Careem and Uber drivers stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Transportation 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...) N/A Amman Jordan August 31, 2021
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
Teachers stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Education in Amman to demand the reinstatement of the dissolved Jordanian Teachers Syndicate and to solve administrative and judicial issues that affect several teachers Workers group: School teachers / University professors Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan March 15, 2022

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart