Google Fires 28 Employees Amid Protests Over Israeli Government Contract
Google announced on Thursday that it had fired 28 employees following protests against its cloud contract with the Israeli government. The protests, led by some staff members, disrupted work at several office locations.
According to Google, the protesting employees violated company policies by impeding others’ work and access to facilities. In response, individual investigations were conducted, resulting in the termination of those involved. Google stated its commitment to continued investigations and necessary actions.
In a Medium statement, workers associated with the No Tech for Apartheid campaign criticized the firings as retaliation. They argued that employees have the right to peacefully protest labor conditions.
The protests centered on Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract awarded to Google and Amazon.com in 2021 for supplying cloud services to the Israeli government. Protesters claim the contract supports the development of military tools by Israel.
Google maintains that the Nimbus contract does not involve highly sensitive or military-related workloads. This incident echoes previous protests at Google, such as the successful pushback against the Project Maven contract with the US military in 2018.
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