SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hundreds of Google employees and contractors in Asia staged brief midday walkouts on Thursday, with thousands more expected to follow at offices worldwide, amid complaints of sexism, racism and unchecked executive power in their workplace. They also asked for changes to Google’s human resources practices intended to make bringing harassment claims a fairer process. But organizers said Google executives, like leaders at other companies affected by the #metoo movement, have been slow to address some structural issues. “While Google has championed the language of diversity and inclusion, substantive actions to address systemic racism, increase equity, and stop sexual harassment have been few and far between,” organizers stated. They said Google must publicly report its sexual harassment statistics and end forced arbitration in harassment cases.

Source: Huffington Post November 01, 2018 10:18 UTC