Eiffel Tower reopens after protest over removing women staff
A Hindu religious delegation had requested that 'interactions with women' be limited during its visit.
The Eiffel Tower has reopened 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 would reopen on Tuesday following a meeting the previous day between staff and management over the incident, which has also drawn criticism from French politicians.
“To the best of our knowledge, at no point was anyone prevented access to the Eiffel Tower,” the organisation wrote on social media.