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 461 - 470 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort descending Country Date
Contract workers of the Aqaba Port Authority stage a sit-in in front of the company's headquarter demanding job continuity and equal labor treatment with their permanently-employed peers 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 May 13, 2019
Minibus drivers start an open-ended strike after the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority refused to grant them licenses to operate routes inside Aqaba SEZ Workers group: Self-employed Corporatist grievances Strike / Strike announcement Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Bargaining Aqaba Jordan July 15, 2022
Employees of Ramtha Governmental Hospital's medical staff stage a sit-in after the relatives of one of the patients attacked the hospital's director. Workers group: Healthcare workers Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Ar Ramtha Jordan October 17, 2022
Employees of a Chinese company in al-Attarat go on strike to protest the arbitrary dismissal of 24 colleagues Workers group: Other, Collective / Informal group Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Attarat Jordan April 2, 2019
Activists of the Bani Hassan tribe stage a sit-in in Awajan to denounce arbitrary arrests of opponents and to demand reforms Clan member Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Awajan Jordan June 12, 2022
Protesters roadblock and burn tires in Awajan to protest against the arrest of activists Collective / Informal group Injustice / Perceived injustice Road blockade, Tire burning Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Repression Awajan Jordan February 20, 2022
Azraq farmers hold a sit-in in front of the Parliament to demand that the amounts imposed on them by the Ministry of Water be dropped. Workers group: Agriculture workers Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Azraq Jordan January 11, 2023
Teachers working in the Syrian refugee camps of Azraq and Mraijeeb Al-Fhood inaugurate an open-ended strike to demand the payment of their back wages Workers group: School teachers / University professors Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Azraq. Zarqa Jordan October 30, 2018
Retired civil servants stage a sit-in in front of the Balqa governorate building to demand better pensions and allowances Workers group: Public Sector, Workers group: Retirees Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Balqa Jordan December 5, 2019
Palestinians of the Baqa'a refugee camp hold a march in solidarity with their fellows in the Occupied Territories, amid escalating tensions Political Party Regional / Political grievances March Support of a cause N/A Baqa'a Jordan May 11, 2021

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart