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Google employees around the world walked out of their offices on Thursday to protest how the tech giant handles allegations of sexual harassment. Protesters from Mumbai to London to Mountain View, California, staged the walkout at 11:10 a.m. local time, calling on the company to take concrete steps to tackle what they say is a workplace culture that has let discrimination and harassment go unpunished.

Google employees stream out of the office in New York City.

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Employees in Mountain View, California staged a walkout from company headquarters after a report last week that Google gave $90 million in a severance package to Andy Rubin and covered up details of his sexual misconduct allegations, which triggered his departure.

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A Google Walkout For Real Change account that sprang up on Twitter on October 31 called for employees and contractors to leave their workplaces at 11:10 a.m. local time around the world on Thursday. In London, dozens of workers participated in the protest.

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In New York, employees held signs calling for new policies on handling harassment allegations.

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Google employees return to the company's office following the walkout at the Toronto office.

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Crowds gather outside the Google office in Zurich.

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Google employees fill Harry Bridges Plaza in front of the Ferry Building in San Francisco. Protesters chanted "workers rights are women's rights."

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Google employees Sam Moreno, left, Katie Slavin, and Keny Cueltar listen to speakers during the Boulder Colorado Google Campus "Walkout For Real Change."

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