Google on Tuesday fired more than 20 more employees in connection with protests over its involvement with the Israeli government, ABC News reported.
Google has fired more than 20 employees involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract to provide cloud and AI services to the Israeli government. According to the group No Tech for Apartheid, which is leading the protests, the total number of employees who have been made redundant is more than 50. according to Go to ABC News.
Update: Google has fired more than 50 employees, including bystanders who did not participate.
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Internal conflict intensified after sit-in protests at Google’s New York and Sunnyvale, California offices. Following the demonstrations, Google called the police, and several people were arrested. The company later announced the layoffs of 30 employees, an adjustment from the original 28, the paper said.
The latest layoffs included more than 20 people, some of whom were not actively participating in the protests. according to This is what Jane Chan, a spokesperson for No Tech For Aparttheid, told me. Chung criticized Google’s actions, accusing the company of trying to stifle opposition and control employees without going through a fair process.
“Google’s objectives are clear: the company seeks to quash dissent, silence its employees, and reassert power over its employees. In its attempt to do so, Google “We decided to turn the lives of more than 50 of our employees upside down,” Chung said. press release.
“That’s because Google cares more about its profits and its $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military than people. And it certainly cares more about itself than its own workers.” (Related: Former Google engineer charged with stealing trade secrets while working for Chinese company)
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Google defended its decision and, after a thorough investigation, found that some of the fired employees wore masks and avoided carrying identification badges to conceal their identities. , said it was clear that he had engaged in destructive behavior, ABC News reported.
Despite these claims, Google refuted the group’s claims, arguing that each individual was conclusively linked to disruptive behavior within the company and that all firings were justified, according to ABC News.
