Eiffel Tower Staff Strike
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Eiffel Tower employees strike after reports that female workers were removed or sidelined during a Hindu delegation’s visit, closing the Paris landmark. Unions raise the allegations, while French authorities investigate.
Paris Opens Probe After Female Eiffel Tower Staff Were ‘Sidelined’ During Hindu Group Visit
A private visit by a Hindu religious delegation has triggered an investigation in Paris after female employees at the Eiffel Tower were reportedly asked to stay out of sight. Union representatives said the incident occurred during a visit on September 5 by about 100 people linked to the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, known as BAPS. Staff protested, and French politicians cri…
Unusual Strike Closes Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower in Paris remained closed throughout Monday after an unusual strike triggered by a Hindu group’s visit. At the group’s request, female employees were temporarily removed from duty. Emp…
Eiffel Tower workers protest after female staff were removed during Hindu delegation visit
A private visit by a Hindu delegation to the Eiffel Tower has triggered a staff protest after female employees were reportedly asked to leave their workstations as the group passed through. The delega…
Eiffel Tower closed after disputed incident involving women workers and Hindu delegation
The Eiffel Tower closed on Monday after employees went on strike over an incident in which female workers allegedly were removed from their posts during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation. The in…
Eiffel Tower visit by Hindu religious group sparks uproar over alleged discrimination against women
The Eiffel Tower reopened Tuesday after workers staged a one-day strike over the exclusion of female staff during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation. The dispute has placed questions about discri…
Eiffel Tower Workers Strike After Female Staff Are Removed From Religious Group’s Visit
The Eiffel Tower shut its doors for a day after employees walked out in protest over female staff being excluded during a visit by a Hindu religious group. About 100 men from the Bochasanwasi Akshar P…
Eiffel Tower closed after workers protested removal of female employees
The Eiffel Tower closed after workers went on strike over the removal of female employees during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation. Staff said women had been told to leave their posts so men cou…
Eiffel Tower Staff Strike After Female Workers Excluded During Religious Group Visit
The Eiffel Tower shut for a full day after employees walked out to protest instructions that sidelined female workers during a visit by a Hindu religious group. Staff condemned what they described as …
Eiffel Tower closed after staff strike over women removed during Hindu group's visit
The Eiffel Tower shut its doors after staff walked out over instructions that female employees make themselves invisible during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation. Workers said some women were to…
Eiffel Tower closed amid row over women removed from sight during Hindu group visit
The Eiffel Tower was shut on Monday after staff went on strike over claims that women were asked to step out of sight during a visit by a Hindu group. Around 100 people from the BAPS Hindu movement we…
Paris: Eiffel Tower closed after strike
The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday after its employees walked out for a day in protest at the temporary removal of female staff during a visit by a Hindu religious group from India. The group had a…
Eiffel Tower closed after unhappy staff strike over treatment of female workers
The Eiffel Tower closed for the entire day on Monday after employees walked out over instructions that female staff should leave their posts during a visit by a Hindu delegation. The delegation, numbe…
Eiffel Tower closes after staff protest removal of female workers during religious visit
The Eiffel Tower closed on Monday after staff walked out over the removal of female workers during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation, a move a union representative said left employees humiliated…
Eiffel Tower closes after female staff allegedly sidelined during Hindu group’s visit
The Eiffel Tower shut to visitors after staff staged a walkout over allegations that female employees were moved away from their posts during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation. The incident foll…
Eiffel Tower closes after Hindu group asks to exclude female workers
The Eiffel Tower remained closed on Monday after its workers went on strike over the reported exclusion of female employees during a Hindu religious group's visit to the Paris landmark on Saturday. St…
