Eiffel Tower Reopens After 1-Day Strike Over Female Staff Restrictions for BAPS Visit
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 8
Eiffel Tower Reopens After 1-Day Strike Over Female Staff Restrictions for BAPS Visit
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 8
Summary
Tuesday’s reopening followed a one-day strike after female Eiffel Tower staff said managers told them to leave posts or stay out of sight during BAPS’s Saturday visit.
SETE said it had been asked to limit “interactions with women,” and company president Ariel Weil called the episode “totally unacceptable” as Parisian authorities promised an investigation.
BAPS, a Swaminarayan Hindu fellowship, apologized Monday, saying no one was denied access to the monument but expressing regret for any pain or inconvenience caused.
Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire and Equality Minister Aurore Bergé joined cross-party criticism, framing the dispute as a non-negotiable issue of equality between women and men.