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 |
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Protesters stage a “Leave and Accountability sit-in” in front of the Sfax municipality headquarters, to collect signatures to withdraw confidence from the mayor of Sfax and its members. | Collective / Informal group | Corruption and/ or lack of accountability | Sit-in | Protest of a public statement / Public representation | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | August 3, 2021 |
Protesters in Sfax stage a sit-in to defend the inviolability of the Constitution, to demand the deposition of President Saied and to oppose what they consider as a coup | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | October 2, 2021 |
"Yezi Ma Sketna" movement organises a sit-in outside the tax office in Sfax to demand national authorities to preserve the environment and to cancel the decision to reopen Agareb landfill | Collective / Informal group | Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | November 19, 2021 |
Citizens, trade unionists, and civil society members stage a sit-in outside the seat of the Sfax governorate, on the call of the local labor union to protest the deteriorating environmental situation in the region. | CSO | Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | November 17, 2022 |
Sfax residents stage a sit-in to protest water cuts | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Road blockade | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | June 30, 2022 |
Sakiyat el Zeit residents roadblock in in Sfax to denounce the waste accumulation crisis in the region | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services | Road blockade | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | May 29, 2022 |
Diploma holders who have been unemployed for more than 10 years start an open-ended sit-in outside Sfax Governorate headquarters | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | March 28, 2022 |
Société Tunisienne de Banque employees stage a sit-in in Sfax to protest the recent appointment of managers | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Other | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | April 4, 2022 |
Municipality agents in Sfax start an open-ended strike to demand more benefits and advantages | 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 | Sfax | Tunisia | February 4, 2022 |
The Regional Union for Adult Education starts an open-ended sit-in at the headquarters of the Regional Directorate for Adult Education in Sfax to demand the establishment of teachers for adults through the activation of the February 6, 2021 agreement | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | November 16, 2021 |