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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Unemployed youth from Aqaba governorate inaugurates an open-ended sit-in in front of the Royal Hashemite Court demanding job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Amman | Jordan | February 21, 2019 |
Owners and drivers of small buses and taxis operating on the Irbid-Zarqa line go on strike to protest against the decision of the Land Transport Regulatory Authority to separate their departure area from that of the big buses | Workers group: Self-employed | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | February 21, 2019 |
Unemployed youth from Karak governorate inaugurates a protest march to the Royal Hashemite Court to demand job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | March | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Karak | Jordan | February 21, 2019 |
A coalition of engineers stage a protest sit-in against the new regulations on buildings of the Greater Amman Municipality | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Amman | Jordan | February 23, 2019 |
Unemployed youth of Ma'an governorate inaugurates an open-ended sit-in in front of the Royal Hashemite Court demanding job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | February 25, 2019 |
Unemployed youth from Karak governorate inaugurates an open-ended sit-in in front of the Royal Hashemite Court demanding job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | February 25, 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 |
Dozens of employees at the purchaising services of the Aqaba Port Authority stage a sit-in in front of the main headquarter to protest against the outsourcing of the service to a private company and the reduction of their salaries | Workers group: Public Sector | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Aqaba | Jordan | February 26, 2019 |
Doctors working at the Ministry of Health hold a protest stand against the amendments to the collective labor agreement for the new doctors | Workers group: Healthcare workers, Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Bargaining | Amman | Jordan | February 26, 2019 |
Baccalaureate students hold a protest sit-in in Ma'an 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 | Ma'an | Jordan | February 26, 2019 |