Unemployed start an open-ended sit-in in Tafilah outside the Governorate building to demand job opportunities

Number of protestors: 
70
Country: 
Jordan
Date: 
07/02/2022
Description: 
Unemployed start an open-ended sit-in in Tafilah outside the Governorate building to demand job opportunities. They received promises to get employment opportunities that have not materialized on the ground yet. They suspended their sit-in after 190 days on August 22.
Actors / Mobilising structures: 
Workers group: Unemployed
Mode of action: 
Sit-in
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: 
Bargaining
Location: 
Tafilah