Google employees are fed up with the search giant lack of transparency when it comes to handling sexual harassment and misconduct allegations. This morning, thousands of Googlers from San Francisco to Dublin are walking out in hopes of bringing real change to the company.

The protest follows a New York Times reportlast week that revealed Google had provided Android co-creator Andy Rubin a $90 million payout package despite credible allegations of sexual misconduct made against him. The protestors have five key asks: An end to forced arbitrationin cases of harassment and discrimination. A commitment to end pay and opportunity inequity. A publicly disclosed sexual harassment transparency report. A clear, uniform, globally inclusive process for reporting sexual misconduct safely and anonymously. Elevate the chief diversity officer to answer directly to the chief executive officer and make recommendationsdirectly to the board of directors.

And appoint an employee representative to the board. Plans of the walkoutemerged earlier this week, just days after the bombshell NYT report was released.

According to BuzzFeed, some 200 Googlers began staging the protest; the group quickly grew to thousands, including non-U.S.

Googlers.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai had reportedly condoned the protest in an internal e-mail to employees Tuesday. &Earlier this week, we let Googlers know that we are aware of the activities planned for today and that employees will have the support they need if they wish to participate,& Pichai said in a statement provided to TechCrunch today.

&Employees have raised constructive ideas for how we can improve our policies and our processes going forward.

We are taking in all their feedback so we can turn these ideas into action.& Pichai also responded to the NYT report with a letter co-signed by vice president of people operationsEileen Naughton, admittingthat 48 people had been terminated at the company for sexual harassment in the past two years alone, including 13 senior employees. We&ll be at the San Francisco protest, which begins at 11:10 a.m.

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Here a look at protestors around the globe this morning. The #googlewalkout in Zurich has impressive numbers! @googlewalkout pic.twitter.com/bgLHDLYfez — Ted (@TedOnPrivacy) November 1, 2018 Google employees in Montreal have gathered up the street from their office on the campus of McGill University & #GoogleWalkout @GoogleWalkout & No one willing to speak on the record, but one explaining that the action says it all.

pic.twitter.com/lB8siMeWMj — Elias Makos (@eliasmakos) November 1, 2018 #GoogleWalkout Cambridge — seems like the whole office is here.

Can't get a photo that accurately expresses the magnitude.

pic.twitter.com/94rIbQJ9Ls — mc #YesOn3 millen (@mcmillen) November 1, 2018 More signs from Google NYC pre-walkout sign making! #GoogleWalkout pic.twitter.com/4hjTJaHtqS — Google Walkout For Real Change (@GoogleWalkout) November 1, 2018 Google NYC #GoogleWalkout pic.twitter.com/5BJ0u5EZCJ — Google Walkout For Real Change (@GoogleWalkout) November 1, 2018 #GoogleWalkout Dublin.

pic.twitter.com/joL1uHGavJ — Ciara O'Brien (@ciaraobrien) November 1, 2018 The first of many coordinated #GoogleWalkout protests has begun & this is at the firm office in Singapore.

(Pic via https://t.co/h44RZYGGHV ) pic.twitter.com/QeFgmPbHnN — Dave Lee (@DaveLeeBBC) November 1, 2018 Hello from Google in London.

A groups just came out for the #googlewalkout pic.twitter.com/nTeZ9rSAKC — Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) November 1, 2018 Google terminated 48 employees for sexual harassment in the last two years