![Jordanian teachers clash with security forces during a protest in the capital Amman on September 5, 2019. Thousands of public school teachers marched in central Amman demanding higher wages, just four days after the start of school year, as the Jordan Teachers Association's (JTA) demanded a 50 percent salary increase according to its leader. / AFP / Khalil MAZRAAWI](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/JQBE22XC4ERXRET2Z7TYIIBUTE.jpg?smart=true&auth=fb086945e619fe0ad89d01140d414a7dc4ecf6d199a2b9e10442ba8e873647cf&width=400&height=225)
Jordanian teachers confront security forces in the capital Amman on the first day of their strike on September 5, 2019. AFP
Jordanian teachers confront security forces in the capital Amman on the first day of their strike on September 5, 2019. AFP
Teachers rewrite Jordan's rules of strike action
Extended work stoppage is unprecedented among state employees in the kingdom
Taylor Luck
28 September, 2019