Tour guides in Petra stage a sit-in outside the Visitor Center to protest against the unfair competition of unlicensed tour guides
Country:
Jordan
Date:
21/02/2022
Description:
Tour guides in Petra stage a sit-in outside the Visitor Center to protest against the unfair competition of unlicensed tour guides. They ended their sit-in after 2 days after Petra Development & Tourism Region Authority decided to implement measures to check whether guides entering the touristic site are licensed or not.
Actors / Mobilising structures:
Workers group: Self-employed
Mode of action:
Sit-in
Objective:
Demands for rights / Services
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Corporatist grievances
Spatial characteristics:
Location on national territory: Governorate level
Frequency:
One off
State response:
Bargaining
Location:
Petra