Unemployed start an open-ended sit-in and burn tires outside Dhiban Province building and organise protest marches from the Mosque to Al-Hurriya Roundabout in Dhiban to demand job opportunities
Country:
Jordan
Date:
28/03/2022
Description:
Unemployed start an open-ended sit-in and burn tires outside Dhiban Province building and organise protest marches from the Mosque to Al-Hurriya Roundabout in Dhiban to demand job opportunities. They suspended their sit-in after one month, when the governor pledged t to provide them with civilian jobs in the public security, but resumed their sit-in after he didn't keep his promise. Their sit-in has been ongoing for more than 116 days, and was suspended on July 21.
Actors / Mobilising structures:
Workers group: Unemployed
Mode of action:
March
Sit-in
Tire burning
Objective:
Demands for rights / Services
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection
Spatial characteristics:
Location on national territory: Governorate level
Frequency:
Continuous
State response:
Repression
Bargaining
Location:
Dhiban