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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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 |