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Eiffel Tower reopens after dispute over female staff

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

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

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News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • The Eiffel Tower in Paris reopened after employees went on strike over arrangements for a Hindu group’s visit.
  • The operator, SETE, said the group requested limits on contact with women and acknowledged that it should not have accepted those conditions.
  • BAPS apologized for any pain or inconvenience caused by the incident.

The Eiffel Tower reopened after staff walked out over a request that female employees leave the landmark before a Hindu group arrived for a visit.

contact with women

· SETEThe Eiffel Tower operator described the condition requested for the Hindu delegation’s visit.

SETE, the company that operates the tower, said the delegation had asked on Saturday for the visit to be organized so that “contact with women” would be limited. The company added that “it should not have accepted these conditions.”

The tower had closed the previous day as employees went on strike. SETE said it held a meeting with its staff before the landmark reopened. The Eiffel Tower receives nearly seven million visitors a year.

it should not have accepted these conditions

· SETEThe operator acknowledged that it should not have agreed to the requested arrangements.

The Hindu religious movement Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, known as BAPS, apologized for “the pain or inconvenience” the incident may have caused.

the pain or inconvenience

· BAPSBAPS apologized for the effects of the incident.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. 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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