Google Fires 28 Employees Involved in Protests Over Israeli Government Contract

Google Fires 28 Employees Involved in Protests Over Israeli Government Contract

A Google contract with the Israeli government led to the firing of 28 workers by tech giant Google, who had participated in sit-in protests at their offices. According to The Verge, the layoffs followed the US authorities’ suspension and subsequent arrest of nine employees earlier this week. The Israeli government has a $1.2 billion deal with Google Cloud, which the 28 employees who were asked to leave in protest protested.

The corporation stated that such behavior “has no place in our workplace, and we will not tolerate it” in an internal memo to staff members. “A large portion of our employees behave morally. Google told its workers, “If you’re among the few who are tempted to think we’re going to overlook conduct that violates our policies, think again.” “The company will continue to implement our long-standing policies to take action against disruptive behavior, up to and including termination. We take this very seriously.”

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The protestors dubbed Google’s action a “flagrant act of retaliation.” “Google workers are permitted to protest unjust working conditions in a nonviolent manner. “These terminations were obviously reprisals,” the organization “No Tech for Apartheid” declared. After conducting an inquiry, the corporation declared that “we terminated the employment of twenty-eight employees found to be involved.” We’ll keep looking into this and act when necessary.