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Google fires 28 workers for protesting $1.2 billion Israel contract

Google fired 28 employees for protesting the cloud contract with the Israeli government.
Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion deal with Google and Amazon, allegedly aids Israeli military tool development.
Protests against labor conditions and cloud services contracts led to Google dismissing 28 employees, as per CNBC's internal memo.

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BBC News

Google sacked staff protesting about contract with Israel

Google sacked 28 staff members for taking part in protests against a contract with the Israeli government.

13 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Google fires 28 staff after protest against firm’s contract with Israeli government

Google workers linked to No Tech for Apartheid denounce ‘flagrant act of retaliation’ in dispute over $1.2bn cloud contractGoogle said on Thursday it had terminated 28 employees after some staff participated in protests against the company’s cloud contract with the Israeli government.The Alphabet unit said a small number of protesting employees entered and disrupted work at a few unspecified office locations. Continue reading...

14 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Google lays off unspecified number of employees, moves roles to other global hubs

Google Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat wrote in a memo that there would be layoffs and relocations as AI shapes the tech sector

14 days ago·India

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The Independent

Google fires 28 staff after protests against Israeli government contract

Employees dismissed after sit-ins at Google offices protesting against cloud contract with Israel

13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

Google fires 28 employees who protested its cloud contract with Israeli government

Google said on Thursday it has terminated 28 employees after some staff participated in protests against the company's cloud contract with the Israeli government.

13 days ago·Canada

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NDTV

28 Google Employees Oppose Deal With Israel, Fired

Alphabet Inc.'s Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon.com Inc. to provide the Israeli government with AI and cloud services. The protests, which were led by the No Tech for Apartheid organization, took place Tuesday across Google offices in New York City, Seattle, and Sunnyvale, California. Protesters in New York and California staged a nearly 10-hour …

14 days ago·New Delhi, India

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