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Eiffel Tower Closed After Staff Strike Over Exclusion of Female Workers During Hindu Delegation Visit

The Eiffel Tower was abruptly closed as staff protested the removal of female employees during a Hindu group's visit, sparking investigations and debate over gender equality in France.

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Key moments · 5

Female staff excluded during Hindu group visit to Eiffel Tower

Le Monde ↗

Eiffel Tower staff launch wildcat strike over exclusion incident

The Local ↗

Eiffel Tower closes to public as staff protest continues

France24 ↗

Hindu group issues apology for incident at Eiffel Tower

Euronews ↗

Eiffel Tower reopens after staff strike ends

The Local ↗

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1 article

  1. Le BAPS, l’organisation indienne impliquée dans le fiasco de la tour Eiffel, fer de lance du soft power de l’hindouisme politique
    Le Monde

6 articles

  1. Eiffel Tower shut down as workers protest female staff being replaced by males for Hindu group
    CBS Top Stories
  2. Eiffel Tower Reopens After Hindu Group Apologises For Removing Women Staff
    NDTV Top Stories
  3. Eiffel Tower reopens after strike over limits on women staff ends
    Global News
  4. Eiffel Tower row over Hindu sect BAPS unites French politicians – but divides Indian diaspora
    © Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP
  5. Eiffel Tower shuts after staff strike over BAPS visit
    Times of India India

50 articles

  1. Eiffel Tower Staff Strike Over Shocking Order to Female Workers
    The Daily Beast Latest Articles
  2. Eiffel Tower women staff ‘sidelined’: BAPS apologises, MEA steers clear
    Indian Express
  3. Paris probes why women staff removed from Eiffel Tower for Hindu visit
    France24
  4. Le mouvement hindou Baps n'a pas demandé "un traitement différencié entre les femmes et les hommes", lors de la visite de sa délégation à la tour Eiffel
    Franceinfo
  5. Not involved, says government amid controversy over religious group’s Eiffel Tower tour
    The Hindu

21 articles

  1. Eiffel Tower shut by staff strike over female workers being moved for religious visit
    BBC - Home
  2. Eiffel Tower Closed In Protest After Female Staff Told To Step Aside During Hindu Group Visit
    Top World News- News18.com
  3. Paris investigates claim of women being removed during Hindu delegation visit at Eiffel Tower
    The Hindu
  4. Personeel Eiffeltoren legt werk neer na wegsturen vrouwelijke werknemers
    nu.nl
  5. Eiffel Tower employees strike after female staff removed
    Deutsche Welle