Google workers accuse the company of 'unjustly retaliating' over allegations of 'punishing' pro-Palestine worker for protesting Israel military support; incl. co. comment
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Mar 2022
Location: United States of America
Companies
Google (part of Alphabet) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Individual: ( 1 - United States of America , Internet & social media , Gender not reported )Issues
Freedom of Expression , Censorship , Security Issues & Conflict Zones , Political Activists , Other DiscriminationResponse
Response sought: Yes
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Google has denied the allegations, with a company spokesperson saying: "We thoroughly investigated this employee's claims and found there was no retaliation."
Source type: News outlet
"Google accused of 'unjustly retaliating' against employee who criticized Israel military contract"16 March 2022
Google has been accused of "unjustly retaliating" against an employee who criticized Project Nimbus, a $1.2bn contract between Google, Amazon Web Services, and the Israeli military and government.
The LA Times reported on Tuesday that shortly after Ariel Koren helped draft a letter among Google and Amazon workers that said Project Nimbus would facilitate the surveillance of Palestinians, as well as assist the expansion of Israeli settlements, her boss suggested she move to Brazil or lose her position...
"Sadly, Ariel's case is consistent with Google's dangerous track record of worker retaliation that has made mainstream headlines in the past few years - and specifically against those speaking out against contracts that enable state violence against marginalized people," the petition said, according to the LA Times...
Google has denied the allegations, with a company spokesperson saying: "We thoroughly investigated this employee's claims and found there was no retaliation."