Eiffel Tower Staff Controversy
Eiffel Tower Chief Resigns After Investigation Into Female Staff Removal Scandal
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Eiffel Tower operating-company chief Patrick Branco Ruivo will leave his post at the end of the year after an investigation found serious planning and operational failures led to female staff being removed or sidelined during a September 5 visit by a Hindu religious delegation linked to BAPS. SETE said the arrangements were unacceptable and that the delegation’s request to limit interactions with women should not have been accepted. The incident triggered staff protests and a one-day tower closure, as French politicians condemned the treatment as incompatible with gender equality. BAPS later apologized, while SETE’s chair called for a dedicated protocol department and new equality measures and training.
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Around 100 people linked to BAPS visited the Eiffel Tower as part of celebrations connected to the inauguration of a traditional Hindu stone temple near Paris.
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The staff account said the restrictions went beyond removing employees from posts: some women were sent to separate rooms, replaced by men, or told not to enter or cross certain areas while the delegation was present. Contractors were also asked to withdraw.
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The BBC reported that BAPS strictly separates men and women, including in temple activities and building entrances.
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France’s equality minister, Aurore Bergé, said: “No dogma, no religion is above the laws of the Republic.”
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