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Eiffel Tower closed after staff strike over removal of female worker during Hindu delegation visit

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Eiffel Tower employees went on strike after a female worker was removed from her post during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation.
  • Operator Sete said the delegation requested arrangements that limited interactions with women and acknowledged it should not have agreed.
  • Paris mayor Emmanuel Gregoire called the incident unacceptable, and the landmark reopened normally on Tuesday.

The Eiffel Tower closed on Monday after its employees struck over the removal of a female worker during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation.

The employees strongly condemned the decision, saying the woman “was sidelined, replaced and made invisible because of her gender.” Sete, the company that operates the tower, confirmed that she had been removed because a group of Hindu visitors asked for the visit to be organised to limit “interaction with women.”

was sidelined, replaced and made invisible because of her gender

· Eiffel Tower employeesWorkers used the phrase to condemn the removal of a female employee during the delegation's visit.

Sete later acknowledged that it should never have accepted the request. Paris mayor Emmanuel Gregoire, a Socialist, described the incident as unacceptable in a post on X.

The Eiffel Tower receives nearly seven million visitors each year. A staff representative said it would reopen normally on Tuesday.

interaction with women

· Hindu delegationSete said the visitors requested arrangements limiting interactions with female staff.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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