Google walkout live: Pictures of Google workers leaving their desks in protest over sexual misconduct

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Google walkout live: Pictures of Google workers leaving their desks in protest over sexual misconduct

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Google walkout: Google staff are protesting against sexual misconduct.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

Sundar Pichai said he supports the walkout

Sundar Pichai said he supports the walkout

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.

All of the headlines that start with "Google CEO supports..." are focusing on the wrong thing.

What matters today is workers' voices and demands.

It doesn't matter whether management claims to support; the real test will be whether the demands are met. #GoogleWalkout

— Liz Fong-Jones (@lizthegrey) November 1, 2018
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Many staff have signalled their intention to join the protest.

I'm walking out tomorrow with thousands of my coworkers because I believe it's past time for this abuse to stop. It's clear neither government nor business leaders will fix this on their own. We have to do this ourselves y'all. #googlewalkout ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿https://t.co/PCtYo7Ieuk

— Amr Gaber (@amrtgaber) November 1, 2018
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