Mapping of Collective Actions in Tunisia
Publication Date: 2019
The mapping of collective actions in Tunisia 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: December 23rd, 2019 - till present.
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| Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response |
Location |
Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Journalists of La Presse Tunisie, Assabah Tunisie, Radio Shems Fm and Cactus Prod stage an open sit-in at the Kasbah Square, backed by General Media Union, to claim their unpaid salaries and protest government handling of a media file." | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Kasbah | Tunisia | November 17, 2022 |
| The union coordination of individual taxi drivers of the Al-Araf organization stages a sit-in in front of the government building in Kasbah city in protest of order number 2220, which deals with the issuance of individual taxi licenses. | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Procedural action | Kasbah | Tunisia | November 8, 2022 |
| Nearly 25 whistleblowers demonstrate at Kasbah Square to denounce the abuses they are subjected to after exposing corruption in the Tunisian public administration | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly | Demonstration | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Kasbah | Tunisia | May 21, 2022 |
| National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists and Union of Media organise a sit-in at Kasbah Square to denounce the procrastination of the authorities in the files of Cactus Prod and Radio Zitouna FM. | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Kasbah | Tunisia | May 20, 2022 |
| Unemployed end the 23-day-long sit-in in the governorate building in Kasserine they started to protest against the decision of President Saied to cancel Law No. 38 of 2020. | Workers group: Unemployed | Policy grievances | Sit-in, Building blockade / Occupation | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Kasserine | Tunisia | December 11, 2021 |
| 12 unemployed start a hunger strike inside the governorate building in Kasserine to protest against the decision of President Saied to cancel Law No. 38 of 2020 | Workers group: Unemployed | Policy grievances | Hunger Strike | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Kasserine | Tunisia | November 21, 2021 |
| Workers in one of the factories in the Kasserine area stage a sit-in in front of the Foundation’s headquarters in protest against the deteriorating conditions of the company, demanding the payment of their wages that they haven't received yet. | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Kasserine | Tunisia | November 7, 2022 |
| Municipal cleaning workers start an open-ended strike in Kasserine to demand their labour rights and the settlement of their status | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Kasserine | Tunisia | December 9, 2021 |
| An open sit-in organized by the owners of bakeries in Kasserine to protest not receiving their dues for 14 months. | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Kasserine | Tunisia | December 7, 2022 |
| Bakeries owners in Kasserine strike to demand their financial dues and voice other demands to reform the sector | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Kasserine | Tunisia | May 23, 2022 |