Strike shuts Eiffel Tower after female staff hidden during religious visit
Eiffel Tower strike
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- CBC Top Stories·4h agoParis mayor launching investigation after Hindu group visit limits female staff at Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower reopened Tuesday, a day after one of the world's most-visited landmarks was closed by a strike to protest what a union official called "unacceptable" management instructions limiting the presence of women during a visit by a Hindu delegation on Saturday.
Read at CBC Top Stories → - Irish Independent World·10h agoEiffel Tower workers strike after female staff removed during Hindu visitRead at Irish Independent World →
- Sky News Home·12h agoWomen 'asked to leave workstations so that men could take their places' at Eiffel Tower
Female Eiffel Tower employees were asked to step out of sight during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation at the weekend, according to union representatives, sparking a staff protest and an investigation by authorities.
Read at Sky News Home → - Dawn World PK·12h agoParis opens probe into women staff being 'sidelined' during Hindu group's Eiffel Tower visit
Female employees at the Eiffel Tower were asked to step out of sight during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation at the weekend, according to union representatives, prompting a staff protest and an investigation by Paris city authorities. A delegation of about 100 people…
Read at Dawn World PK → - The West World·14h agoEiffel Tower closes as staff stage strike over ‘humiliating’ removal of female employees for Hindu visit group
The iconic Parisian landmark was closed on Monday because of a strike by staff over the removal of female colleagues during a visit by a Hindu religious group.
Read at The West World → - Business Today IN·15h agoEiffel Tower temporarily closed after women staff row during Hindu group's visit; probe ordered
Paris authorities and the Eiffel Tower's operator have ordered inquiries into the incident.
Read at Business Today IN → - DW News EN·18h agoEiffel Tower employees strike after female staff removed
The employees protested against the removal of the site's female workers due to a request by a visiting Hindu group. The tower's operating company apologized for the decision.
Read at DW News EN → - The Hindu World·20h agoParis investigates claim of women being removed during Hindu delegation visit at Eiffel Tower
“As the delegation passed through, women were asked to leave their workstations so that men could take their places,” Diane Davoine, a union representative, told Reuters.
Read at The Hindu World → - Daily Mail News·20h agoEiffel Tower closes after female staff were 'forced to hide' when Hindu group visited
The dispute stemmed from a private visit on Saturday by around 100 members of a group whose representatives were in France for festivities related to the inauguration of a Hindu temple.
Read at Daily Mail News → - TOI India·21h agoEiffel Tower shuts after female staff allegedly sidelined during Hindu group's visitRead at TOI India →
- NZ Herald World·22h agoStrike shuts Eiffel Tower after female staff hidden during religious visit
Women were told to vacate workstations during a tour by a conservative religious group.
Read at NZ Herald World → - India Today Top·1d agoEiffel Tower closes amid row over women staff sidelined during Hindu group's visit
Eiffel Tower closes amid row over women staff sidelined during Hindu groups visit
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