Eiffel Tower shut by staff protest after female workers moved for religious visit
The mayor of Paris said an investigation would be launched into the incident, which left female employees "humiliated", according to a union representative.
The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday after staff went on strike over female workers being removed for the visit of a Hindu religious group, workers and management said.
A delegation of around 100 people linked to the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) group visited the landmark in the French capital on Saturday.
Staff union representative Diane Davoine says as they arrived at the monument, women were told to move.
In a statement on X, the BAPS temple in Paris said their trip was "arranged in conjunction with the Eiffel Tower team at the start of normal opening hours to avoid disrupting or inconveniencing others".