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Eiffel Tower Reopens After Removal of Female Staff Sparked Criticism
France ’s Eiffel Tower, the most visited monument with an entrance fee in the world, has reopened to visitors after a staff strike triggered by the removal of female workers during a weekend visit by ...

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France opens investigation after female Eiffel Tower staff removed for Hindu group's visit
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Eiffel Tower's decision to remove female staff for Hindu group's visit is condemned as 'absurd and unjust' as investigation is launched
Eiffel Tower Shut Over BAPS Row: Women Staff Allegedly Sidelined, France Erupts In Protest
The Eiffel Tower was temporarily shut after employees staged a protest over allegations that female staff were asked to step aside during a private visit by a nearly 100-member BAPS delegation.

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Chinmayi Sripaada questions Hindu group BAPS over Eiffel Tower row: ‘Women will pollute them or what?'
'In France, We Don’t Ask Women To Erase Themselves': Why Eiffel Tower Row Sparked Rare Left-Right Unity
'Between Concerned Entities': India Reacts To Eiffel Tower Female Staff Row After Hindu Group Visit
The incident triggered strong criticism from France’s political establishment, with Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire calling it unacceptable that management had agreed to the delegation’s conditions.

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Eiffel tower row: MEA says BAPS visit issue ‘purely between entities concerned’
Eiffel Tower workers strike after female staff removed during Hindu visit
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Eiffel Tower row over Hindu sect BAPS unites French politicians – but divides Indian diaspora

France got a crash course on the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a Hindu sect at the heart of an Eiffel Tower strike this week. But for Indians in France who have been
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Eiffel Tower-BAPS Row: What Is BAPS And Why Are Its Practices Under Scrutiny?

A 100-member BAPS delegation's visit to the Eiffel Tower triggered a staff protest after female employees were reportedly sidelined, prompting the temporary closure of the monument. BAPS, a global Hindu organisation founded in Gujarat in 1907, follows ...

Internal inquiry opened after Eiffel Tower 'sexist' closure prompts strike

The Eiffel Tower reopened on Tuesday after staff walked out over the removal of women colleagues during a visit by a Hindu religious group which later apologised. The operating company has