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Google walkout live: Pictures of protesting Google workers

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Google walkout live: Pictures of protesting Google workers

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6 years ago

November 1, 2018

Isobel Asher Hamilton

Google logo Google walkout: Google staff are protesting against sexual misconduct.Aly Song/Reuters

Google staff around the world are staging a mass walkout on Thursday in protest at sexual misconduct.

It follows a bombshell New York Times report last week, which named executives who had been accused of sexual misconduct, including Android creator Andy Rubin. Rubin denies the allegations.

Thousands of staff are expected to take part in the protest, which will involve people walking away from their desk at 11 a.m. at Google offices around the globe. They are using the hashtag #GoogleWalkout.

Business Insider will be covering the Google walkout live. Refresh this page for updates.

Google staff in Singapore were among the first to observe the walkout.

Google walkout/Twitter

As 11 a.m. rolled around in Europe, other Google offices took part. This picture was posted from Zürich, Switzerland, by software engineer Danila Sinopalnikov.

Danila Sinopalnikov

Here’s the Zürich crowd from another angle.

@TedOnPrivacy/Google walkout

“People are sharing stories about harassment, microagressions, inefficient process, broken culture,” said privacy engineer Ted.

The protesters have a list of five demands.

CNBC reporter Jillian D’Onfro provided more detail:

Sundar Pichai said he supports the walkout

Getty/Justin Sullivan

Google CEO Sundar Pichai told Business Insider in a statement that management supports the protest:

“We let Googlers know that we are aware of the activities planned for Thursday and that employees will have the support they need if they wish to participate,” he said.

But Google engineer Liz Fong-Jones encouraged the press to shift their focus away from Pichai’s support.