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Eiffel Tower closes after strike over removal of female staff

The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday due to a strike by staff protesting the removal of female employees during a Hindu delegation visit.

8 September 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Archive photo: Eiffel Tower closes after strike over removal of female staff — Archive photoPhoto: Yann Caradec from Paris, France · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

On Monday, the Eiffel Tower remained closed due to a staff strike. Employees walked off the job in outrage over the decision to send female colleagues away during a visit from a Hindu delegation on Saturday.

The delegation, consisting of about one hundred members of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, had requested that interaction with female staff be kept to a minimum. This request resulted in female workers being temporarily sent away, and it has emerged that they were made 'invisible' during the visit.

The situation caused significant uproar among Eiffel Tower staff, who felt 'shocked' by this treatment. The President of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, has called for a swift investigation into the incident.

According to various reports, the management of the Eiffel Tower acted improperly by agreeing to the Hindu group's requests, which led to the strike. The Eiffel Tower is a popular attraction that receives millions of visitors each year.

The strike continued on Monday, but the Eiffel Tower has since reopened, with reports that staff have resumed their duties. No further details have been provided regarding the actions or implications of the request.

The religious group later issued a statement in which they apologized for any pain or discomfort their request may have caused but insisted that no staff members were explicitly denied access to the Eiffel Tower.

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