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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General strike in the public and private sectors in the Governorate of Sfax after the death of a protestor during a demonstration against the reopening of El Guenna landfill | Collective / Informal group | Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | November 10, 2021 |
| General Union of Post offices start an open-ended sit-in to demand resumption of negotiations to have better workings conditions | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, 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 | Tunis | Tunisia | March 16, 2022 |
| Ghannouch farmers roadblock over fertilizer shortage | Workers group: Agriculture workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Road blockade | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Ghannouch | Tunisia | September 2, 2022 |
| Ghormane residents roadblock to protest deteriorating road infrastructure | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Road blockade | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Ghormane | Tunisia | September 28, 2022 |
| Goods and fuel transport sector workers start a three-day-long strike to demand their labour rights | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tunisia | January 6, 2022 | |
| Guard workers in the National Railway Company stage a sit-in demanding better working conditions. | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Gafsa | Tunisia | December 12, 2022 |
| Haffuz residents block road number 803 over water cuts | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Road blockade | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Haffuz | Tunisia | July 12, 2022 |
| Haffuz residents block the El Kef-Sousse road over water cuts | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Road blockade, Tire burning | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Haffuz | Tunisia | June 23, 2022 |
| Haffuz residents stage a sit-in to demand local authorities to find a solution to the weak electric current supplied to the town | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Haffuz | Tunisia | June 30, 2022 |
| Health officials in Nabeul city stage a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the regional health administration, in protest against the failure to settle the status of retired health workers. | Workers group: Retirees | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Nabeul | Tunisia | November 7, 2022 |