Employees of the University of Science and Technology inaugurate an open-ended sit-in to demand overarching improvements of their labour conditions

Number of protestors: 
260
Country: 
Jordan
Date: 
13/01/2020
Description: 
Employees of the University of Science and Technology inaugurate an open-ended sit-in to demand overarching improvements of their labour conditions, including salary raises, the inclusion of dental services in their health insurance, a 30-days annual leave, in-building nurseries for the employees, and a revision of the calculation mechanisms of the working days and contracts
Actors / Mobilising structures: 
Workers group: Public Sector
Mode of action: 
Sit-in
Objective: 
Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Policy grievances
Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on national territory: Governorate level
Frequency: 
Continuous
State response: 
N/A
Location: 
Ramtha