Eiffel Tower temporarily closes amid controversy over treatment of women staff during Hindu delegation visit
- The Eiffel Tower was temporarily closed on Monday after staff protested allegations that women employees were sidelined during a private BAPS delegation visit.
- Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, is a global Hindu organisation; around 100 people linked to the group visited the landmark.
- Union representatives alleged that female staff were asked to leave their workstations and were replaced by male employees as the delegation passed through.
- Paris authorities ordered an investigation, while the Eiffel Tower operator said requests to limit interactions with women should not have been accepted.
Source: france24.com
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