Google employees stage protests over job cut, labour conditions

Google employees staged protests over labour conditions for subcontracted workers and layoffs. Rallies were at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California on Wednesday. Another protest was held near Google’s corporate offices in New York City. Protests came after the company announced the largest reduction in its history, 12,000 positions, or 6% of its global workforce. Other major tech firms including Microsoft Corp., Salesforce Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. have also recently announced layoffs. The protest in New York began just minutes after parent company Alphabet Inc. reported fourth-quarter results, including $13.6 billion in profit. Both demonstrations were organized by the labour group Alphabet Workers Union