The product marketing manager claims she was told to move to Brazil after objecting to the company’s contract with Israel
Ariel Koren, a product marketing manager at Google for Education, has been a vocal critic of Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract between Google and Amazon Web Services and the Israeli military and government.
In October, she helped draft a letter among Google and Amazon workers that said the program would facilitate surveillance of Palestinians, as well as assist the expansion of Israeli settlements, considered illegal under international law. The letter, which has amassed hundreds of employee signatures, urged Google to cut ties with the Israeli military.
The next month, Koren said she logged into a video conference call with her boss, who suggested she move to Brazil or lose her position, The Los Angeles Times reported.
In the meeting, Koren said the manager told her the team’s Brazil business had been growing, her San Francisco-based role was being relocated to Sao Paulo, and she had 17 business days to commit to the move. Koren filed a complaint with Google’s HR department on Nov. 22, reviewed by The Times. In the complaint, she accused the company of retaliating against her for her activism protesting Project Nimbus and for reporting a member of her team to HR for alleged harassment and discrimination in March 2021. She also filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board.
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