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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teachers protest on a national scale against the new career grid purposed by the Ministry of Education, | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances | Demonstration, Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Jordan | April 8, 2019 | |
| Members of the local councils of Greater Irbid Municipality stage a protest to denounce the lack of inclusion of local councilors in the governorate decision-making | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Political recognition & inclusion | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | April 8, 2019 |
| Unemployed PhDs hold a protest sit-in in front of the Ministry of Higher Education in Amman demanding to be appointed in Jordanian universities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | April 4, 2019 |
| 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 |
| Employees of al-Ramtha Silos stage a solidarity strike against the arbitrary dismissal of two colleagues | Workers group: Other | Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Ramtha | Jordan | April 1, 2019 |
| Unemployed paramedics hold a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Health demanding to be appointed | Workers group: Unemployed, Workers group: Healthcare workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | April 1, 2019 |
| Dozens of Third Category employees at the Ministry of education hold a protest sit-in in front of the Ministry building to protest the delays in addressing their labor demands | 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 | March 26, 2019 |
| Parents of the Burma district refrain from sending their children to school to protest the decision to transform their village schools into military schools | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Policy grievances | Civil disobedience | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Mansoura | Jordan | March 21, 2019 |
| Parents of the students of Beit Jaffa Secondary School protest against the delay in implementing the maintenance of the primary school building | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | March 20, 2019 |
| Hundreds of "Yellow Taxi" drivers stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament to protest the government delay in implementing a number of protective measures cushioning the concurrence of ride-hailing apps | Workers group: Self-employed, Collective / Informal group | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Amman | Jordan | March 19, 2019 |