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Eiffel Tower closes after 100-delegation visit row
BBC News··9 Sept
The Eiffel Tower closed on Monday after staff went on strike. Female workers were moved during a visit by about 100 people linked to the BAPS Hindu group. Union representative Diane Davoine said women were asked to leave their workplaces to place men there. Operator SETE said the delegation had requested limits on interactions with women.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Visitors to the Eiffel Tower on Monday faced closure until staff and management resolved the dispute.
- Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire ordered an investigation into how the visit was arranged.
- BAPS consecrated its first major temple in France on Sunday in the Paris suburbs.
What's Happening
- The delegation visited the landmark on Saturday at the start of normal opening hours.
- SETE president Ariel Weil said the practice was clearly not acceptable.
- BAPS apologised for any pain or inconvenience caused in a statement on X.
Equality At The Landmark
- SETE said the conditions were not in line with principles of equality between men and women.
- French hard-right leader Marine Le Pen said France would never accept limiting women's presence.
- Former prime minister Gabriel Attal said no belief can dictate where women belong in France.
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