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Google campus in Sunnyvale, California, photographed in April 2021.
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Google this week fired more than 20 employees who protested the company’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government.
Worker He was fired after an investigation revealed he had been involved in protests at Google’s offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California. Sources say they entered Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s office in Sunnyvale. Post to X This is by No Tech For Aparttheid, the group that organized the demonstration.
Demonstrators held banners that read, “No more genocide for profit” and “We stand with Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims at Google.”
A Google spokesperson told CNN on Thursday that the protests are “part of a long-standing campaign by organizations and groups of people who have very little work” at the company.
“A small number of employee protesters have entered several of our locations and caused disruption. We are not responsible for physically interfering with the work of other employees or impeding access to our facilities. “This is a clear violation of our company’s policies and completely unacceptable behavior. After refusing multiple requests to leave, law enforcement worked to remove them to ensure the security of our office.” the official added.
“To date, we have completed the individual investigations that led to the termination of 28 employees, and we will continue to investigate and take action as necessary.”
Google and Amazon have a $1.2 billion contract to provide cloud computing services to the Israeli government and military, known as Project Nimbus, according to No Tech for Apartheid, which has strongly condemned the layoffs. There is.
“This flagrant act of retaliation clearly shows that Google cares more about its $1.2 billion contract with the genocidal Israeli government and military than its own workers,” the group said. said in a statement published on Medium Thursday.
Israel denies claims that it is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip and says it is fighting its war with Hamas in self-defense. Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Olesya Dmitracova contributed to the report.
