Eiffel Tower Staff Strike After Female Employees Reportedly Sidelined for Hindu Group Visit
Staff at the Eiffel Tower initiated a strike on Monday, leading to the closure of the iconic Parisian landmark. The strike was prompted by allegations that female employees were instructed to move out of sight during a visit by a Hindu religious group. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday during a visit by approximately 100 individuals associated with the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Hindu movement, which had recently inaugurated a new temple in France. A union representative, Diane Davoine, stated that female workers were 'moved away from their workstations as the delegation passed by.' Eiffel Tower employees issued a statement condemning 'professional instructions that led to female employees being sidelined, replaced and made invisible because of their sex.' SETE, the company managing the tower, acknowledged that the Hindu delegation requested the visit be organized to limit 'interactions with women' and admitted that 'these conditions should not have been accepted...
