Teachers block the desert highway between Aqaba and Amman to demand a 50% salary raise
Country:
Jordan
Date:
05/09/2019
Description:
Teachers block the desert highway between Irbid and Amman demanding a 50% salary raise, as security forces prevented them from reaching Amman's Fourth Circle to demonstrate
Actors / Mobilising structures:
Workers group: School teachers / University professors
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies):
Labour Union / Syndicate / Order
Mode of action:
Road blockade
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:
Episodic
State response:
Repression
Location:
Desert highway (Aqaba-Amman)