Third-category employees of the Ministry of Education stage a sit-in outside the Ministry's headquarters in Amman as the Ministry does not address their demand for better work conditions

Country: 
Jordan
Date: 
17/08/2022
Description: 
Third-category employees of the Ministry of Education stage a sit-in outside the Ministry's headquarters in Amman as the Ministry does not address their demand for better work conditions, such as an increase in wages. They suspended their sit-in after the Ministry pledged to address their demands.
Actors / Mobilising structures: 
Workers group: Union / Syndicate
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: 
Episodic
State response: 
Bargaining
Location: 
Amman