A worker objected to Google’s Israel military contract. Google told her to move to Brazil


More than 500 workers have signed a petition accusing Google leadership of ‘unjustly retaliating’ against Koren for voicing criticism of Project Nimbus. — Bloomberg

More than 500 Google workers have rallied behind a colleague who alleges she is being pushed out of her job because of her activism within the company, the latest flare-up between the tech giant and employees who speak out against its business practices and workplace conditions.

The workers have signed a petition accusing Google leadership of “unjustly retaliating” against Ariel Koren, a product marketing manager at Google for Education, for voicing criticism of Project Nimbus, a US$1.2bil (RM5.05bil) contract Google and Amazon Web Services entered into with the Israeli military and government.

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