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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Contracted health workers in the state of Sfax stage a sit-in due to the delay in the payment of their salaries expressing their absolute refusal to renew contracts until their integration and final settlement of their cases. | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | November 1, 2022 |
People stage a sit-in in front of the state headquarters in support of the rights of taxi drivers. | Collective / Informal group | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Gafsa | Tunisia | October 31, 2022 |
Parents of students stage a sit-in to demand the release of the students who have been arrested as a result of recent protest activities at the Al-Amal Institute in Fouchana. | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Fouchana | Tunisia | October 28, 2022 |
Medical health workers in Nabeul City stage a sit-in as a result of a doctor's assault on hospital staff. | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Nabeul | Tunisia | October 27, 2022 |
Parents of primary school children in the city of Beni Khiar staged a sit-in in front of the school administration closing it, in protest of the school refusing enrolments. | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Environmental rights and services | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Beni Khiar | Tunisia | October 27, 2022 |
Education sector-wide strike in protest of the deteriorating education system, due to the deportation of numerous students, and the neglect of academic issues by the Minister of Education. | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Sidi Bouzid | Tunisia | October 27, 2022 |
Teachers stage a sit-in in Nabeul City due to the Ministry of Education's delays in responding to their needs. | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Nabeul | Tunisia | October 26, 2022 |
Law school students stage an open sit-in to demand reform of the legal sector. | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | October 24, 2022 |
Workers of the Tunis Transport Company stage a sit-in due to the deteriorating situation in the transport sector and the failure of the ministry to meet their demands. | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | October 24, 2022 |
The Workers Party stage a sit-in in the state of Sfax to protest the rising costs of living and the decrease in the standard of living. | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Sfax | Tunisia | October 23, 2022 |