0142.json

{
    "id": 132,
    "date": "2019/04/22",
    "sources": [
        "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-22/microsoft-workers-criticize-block-of-github-protest-in-china",
        "https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolineodonovan/microsoft-petition-996-icu-workweek-china",
        "https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-and-github-workers-take-a-stand-against-gruel-1834210579"
    ],
    "actions": [
        "open letter"
    ],
    "struggles": [
        "working conditions",
        "unfair labor practices"
    ],
    "employment_types": [
        "white collar workers",
        "inhouse workers"
    ],
    "description": "Microsoft and GitHub workers have published an open letter of solidarity with the 996 movement on GitHub at https://github.com/MSWorkers/support.996.ICU, and have called on Microsoft to resist all pressure from the Chinese government to block or censor the 996 repo.",
    "online": true,
    "locations": [
        "worldwide",
        "usa"
    ],
    "companies": [
        "microsoft",
        "github"
    ],
    "workers": 450,
    "tags": [
        "international_solidarity",
        "industry_solidarity"
    ],
    "author": [
        "bentarnoff"
    ],
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    "addresses": [
        "Microsoft, Ayrsley, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States",
        "GitHub, 88, Colin P. Kelly Junior Street, South Beach, San Francisco, San Francisco City and County, California, 94107, United States"
    ]
}