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 481 - 490 of 826
Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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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 |
Taxi drivers operating at the Amman Airport and at Malik Hussein Bridge (Allenby) stage a sit-in in front of the Land Transport Regulatory Authority demanding compensations for the Covid-related losses | Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | July 13, 2020 |
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 |
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 |
Women who passed the 2019 Civil Service Commission exam stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Education to protest their non-appointment to the ministry and their exclusion from recent appointments | Workers group: Unemployed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | August 28, 2022 |
Employees of the Hashemite University (Amman) stage a protest sit-in to demand better labor conditions | 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 | April 29, 2019 |
Baccalaureate students hold a protest sit-in in Amman against the new one-session system to achieve the final diploma | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | February 25, 2019 |
Protesters stage a sit-in in Amman after the Development and Employment Fund violated an agreement to postpone any procedures against them | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | February 1, 2022 |
Retirees of the Jordan Phosphate Company renewed their protest demanding the amendment of the health insurance system to ensure that they receive adequate insurance. | Workers group: Retirees | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | October 11, 2022 |
Two protesters who came from Tafileh were prevented by security forces to stage a sit-in outside the Royal Hashemite Court to demand job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Repression | Amman | Jordan | April 5, 2022 |