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 791 - 800 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Location Country Datesort ascending
Drivers working on ride-hailing apps (Uber, Careem) inaugurate an open-ended sit-in 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...) Bargaining Amman Jordan November 21, 2018
140 employees of a resort in the Dead Sea area hold a sit-in to protest against the decision of the management to dismiss them from work without paying the due back salaries Workers group: Other Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Dead Sea Jordan November 19, 2018
A number of taxi and bus drivers working on the Madaba - Ma'in line go on strike to protest against the concurrence of "private buses", judged as unfair Workers group: Self-employed Corporatist grievances Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Madaba Jordan November 19, 2018
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
Yellow Taxi drivers inaugurate an open-ended sit-in in Amman to protest against the concurrence of ride-hailing apps Workers group: Self-employed Corporatist grievances Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan November 13, 2018
Jordanian Teachers’ Union stages a sit-in at the Education Directorate in solidarity with the colleagues detained after the school-bus accident provoked by floods in the Dead Sea region Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan November 13, 2018
Journalists of the Jordanian News Agency PETRA stage a sit-in in front of the Prime Minister palace to protest against the government policy excludng them from the beneficiaries of the system of premiums foreseen for the affiliates to the JPA Workers group: Other Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan November 12, 2018
As their open-ended strike continues, municipal workers stage a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to protest against the transfer of 36 colleagues from the Irbid Municipality, considered as a retaliation for their political activity Workers group: Public Sector Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Repression Amman Jordan November 4, 2018
After the failure of the barganing with the government, the workers of 65 municipalities out of 100 resume an open-ended strike to obtain full satisfaction of their demands for greater social security rights and labor allowances Workers group: Public Sector Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Strike / Strike announcement Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Jordan October 31, 2018
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

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart