More than 1,500 people at the Google Plan Walkout to protest sexual harassment

The meeting did little to calm the anger. Ms. Stapleton said Friday that she had created an internal mailing list to organize a walkout. More than 200 employees have joined the weekend, she added, and their numbers have since surpassed 1,500.

Tuesday, Richard DeVaul, one of the leaders of the Alphabet accused of harassment by the Times, resigned from the company. He has not received an exit package, according to a spokesman for the company.

On the same day, Mr. Pichai sent an apologetic e-mail to the employees saying that he would support this week's protest. He said some workers had already made constructive ideas on how to improve anti-harassment policies and that he hoped to "translate these ideas into action," according to The Times e-mail. .

The employees who organized the walkout called on Google to end the practice of private arbitration – which requires individuals to waive their right to sue and often include confidentiality agreements – in case of a failure. sexual assault and harassment. They also require the publication of a transparency report on cases of sexual harassment, greater disclosure of salaries and compensation, an employee representative on the board of the company and a diversity officer who can make recommendations directly to the board. .

Other staff expressed disappointment that senior executives such as David C. Drummond, Alphabet's senior legal counsel, who had a child with a subordinate woman, and Mr. Brin, who had a public extramarital affair with an employee, still held influential positions. Some questioned whether it was appropriate for Eric Schmidt, the former Executive Director and Chair of the Board, to remain on the Alphabet Board of Directors after his past and present employees declared that he had retained the services of a consultant of the company.

Thursday's arrival will take place at Google's offices in Tokyo, then around the world. Employees will be leaving work around 11 am in their time zone, Stapleton said. People can choose to return to work or not, she said.

"While Google has championed the language of diversity and inclusion, substantive action to combat systemic racism, increase equity and end sexual harassment has been rare. ENOUGH, "wrote the walkout organizers on an internal website consulted by the Times. "Time is up at Google."