Teachers who were forced to retire stage a sit-in outside the office of the Minister of Education to demand him to cancel the decision to force 120 teachers to early retirement

Country: 
Jordan
Date: 
31/10/2021
Description: 
Teachers who were forced to retire stage a sit-in outside the office of the Minister of Education to demand him to cancel the decision to force 120 teachers to early retirement. Security forces tried to break up the sit-in.
Actors / Mobilising structures: 
Workers group: School teachers / University professors
Mode of action: 
Sit-in
Objective: 
Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Injustice / Perceived injustice
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on national territory: Governorate level
Frequency: 
Episodic
State response: 
Repression
Location: 
Amman