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"Google Fires 28 Workers Over Israeli Contract Protests"
technology-labor-rights1 year ago

"Google Fires 28 Workers Over Israeli Contract Protests"

Google has fired 28 employees for protesting the company's $1.2 billion contract to provide cloud and artificial intelligence services to the Israeli government and military. The protests, organized by No Tech for Apartheid, included a sit-in at Google offices in multiple locations, resulting in nine arrests. The fired employees were accused of disrupting work and violating company policies. The group claims the firings were retaliatory and accuses Google of prioritizing its contract with the Israeli government over its employees. The protests also highlighted concerns about labor conditions and the impact on Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim colleagues.

"Google Employees Arrested and Suspended for Protesting Company's Actions"
technology-labor-rights1 year ago

"Google Employees Arrested and Suspended for Protesting Company's Actions"

Nine Google employees were arrested after an eight-hour sit-in protest at the company's offices in New York and California, opposing Google's involvement in a $1.2 billion Israeli government contract for cloud computing services. The workers demanded Google pull out of the Project Nimbus contract, citing concerns about technology being used for military purposes. The protest follows sustained internal opposition to the project, including the firing of a software engineer who publicly protested at an Israeli tech conference. Google maintains that the contract is not related to the Israeli military, but a TIME report revealed the company's provision of cloud computing services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense.