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.

Displaying 751 - 760 of 824
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort ascending Country Date
Retired contract workers stage a sit-in in front of Beja governorate headquarters to recover the money owed to them Workers group: Retirees Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Beja Tunisia October 21, 2021
Tunisian Sugar Company workers stage a demonstration in Beja outside the factory to demand to go back to work Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Beja Tunisia February 21, 2022
Medical staff in Beja hospital staged a sit-in due to the absence of medicine and the malfunction of the elevator for more than 5 years. Workers group: Healthcare workers Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Beja Tunisia October 20, 2022
Prison workers in Beja stage a 4-hour demonstration to demand payment of unpaid salaries and settlement of their situations Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Demonstration Demands for rights / Services N/A Beja Tunisia February 21, 2022
Citizens disrupt the metro traffic at the Basaj station, in protest against the delay in daily trips and the poor transportation services in Tunisia. Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Basaj Station Tunisia November 23, 2022
Farmers and civil society activists stage a sit-in outside Balta-Bou Aouane delegation building to oppose the layout of the road linking Bou Salem to Algeria which would affect the irrigated areas Workers group: Agriculture workers Corporatist grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Balta-Bou Aouane Tunisia August 10, 2022
Cattle breeders roadblock in Awsajah to protest against the increase in feed barley prices Workers group: Agriculture workers Policy grievances Road blockade Demands for rights / Services N/A Awsajah Tunisia May 7, 2022
The "Trabelsi Family Support Committee for the Right to Housing" calls for a protest in front of he Ariana Court Collective / Informal group Injustice / Perceived injustice Demonstration Support of a cause N/A Ariana Tunisia June 1, 2021
A solidarity protest was held by activists in front of the police station in Al-Nasr neighborhood, in solidarity with the detainees, Ali Kneiss and Munther Soudi who were arrested the day before Collective / Informal group Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly Demonstration Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Ariana Tunisia June 4, 2021
Teachers are in a continuous sit-in against the lack of response to their rights and demands. Workers group: School teachers / University professors Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Cooptation Ariana Tunisia November 7, 2022

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart