Google fires 28 employees in protest against ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Google reported this Thursday that it has fired 28 employees who broke into the office of company president Thomas Kurian to protest the “genocide” in Gaza and the technology giant’s contract with the Israeli government.

The events took place last week and included protests at Google offices in New York and Sunnyvale (California), organized by a group called ‘No Tech for Apartheid’, which called for layoffs.large-scale, indiscriminate acts of retaliation

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A message from organizers on the social network X indicated that protesters locked themselves in offices and refused to come out “until Google stops collaborating with the genocide in Gaza.”

They oppose $1.2 billion contract with Israel

A Google spokesperson, quoted by CNN but not identified, said that “a small number of employees entered some offices, preventing other employees from working and accessing them.”

“We have concluded individual investigations to date that have resulted in the termination of 28 employees, and we will continue to investigate and take action as necessary,” the spokesperson said.

According to protest organizers, Google and Amazon have a $1.2 billion contract to provide cloud computing services to the Israeli government and armed forces, called ‘Project Nimbus’. Protesters are protesting the project and calling for Israel to “stop arming”.