The Eiffel Tower is set to reopen after staff walked out over the removal of women staff during a weekend visit by a Hindu religious delegation. The operating company that runs the Paris landmark, SETE, acknowledged that the group had requested the Saturday visit be organised to limit “interactions with women” and said “these conditions should not have been accepted.” It said the landmark was set to reopen Tuesday following a meeting the previous day between staff and management over the incident, which has also drawn criticism from French politicians. The Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) spiritual movement apologised for “any pain or inconvenience caused” by their visit.
In some posts they were replaced by men. And all female employees were instructed not to go through or cross certain areas while the delegation was present,” staff said, adding they were shocked to have been put in such a situation. Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire said an investigation would be launched “as soon as possible”.
In a post on social media, he said he was aware of the employees’ anger and agreed their dissatisfaction was legitimate. Yael Braun-Pivet, president of the National Assembly, wrote in a post on social media: “Welcoming others never means giving up our values. In France, women are fully present in public life.
No one tells them to become invisible.”
Extract — continue reading at the source.
