Teachers stage a sit-in outside the Jerash Directorate of Education to protest the transfer of 6 colleagues to faraway schools
Country:
Jordan
Date:
20/09/2022
Description:
Teachers stage a sit-in outside the Jerash Directorate of Education to protest the transfer of 6 colleagues to faraway schools. The 6 teachers are members of the Teachers' syndicate. Security forces arrested 14 teachers who took part in the sit-in.
Actors / Mobilising structures:
Workers group: Union / Syndicate
Workers group: School teachers / University professors
Mode of action:
Sit-in
Objective:
Protest of a policy / Governmental measure
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Policy grievances
Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly
Spatial characteristics:
Location on national territory: Governorate level
Frequency:
Episodic
State response:
Repression
Location:
Jerash