Paris investigates claim women were hidden from Hindu delegation at Eiffel Tower
A union representative said about 100 visitors were involved, and Paris officials opened an investigation after staff said women were sidelined.
- On Monday, September 7, 2026, the Eiffel Tower remained closed as staff staged a wildcat strike, with signs at the monument citing "operational reasons" for the closure.
- The dispute stems from a Saturday visit by about 100 people from the BAPS Hindu group, during which employees alleged that management required female staff to leave their workstations for the delegation.
- "As the delegation passed through, women were asked to leave their workstations so that men could take their places," union representative Diane Davoine told Reuters, describing the staff's core grievance.
- Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire said an investigation would be launched "as soon as possible," while National Assembly president Yael Braun-Pivet criticized the incident, asserting "women are fully present in public life."
- Despite the strike, SETE and BAPS have not provided official comments regarding the specific allegations, while the Eiffel Tower website continues to cite "operational reasons" for the closure.
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The Eiffel Tower, the landmark of Paris, remained closed all day on Monday, September 7, not because of a technical defect or a storm, but because the workforce was on strike. The reason: Female employees were withdrawn from their posts during the visit of a Hindu delegation at the express request of the guests. Women were simply to "make themselves invisible."
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The humiliation of women in the Eiffel Tower should never have happened. But it is typical of our stupid times to link this to our own eternal fixation on “foreigners”.
For Hindu delegation, female personnel of the Paris Eiffel Tower should withdraw.
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