A Hindu group maintains that it never requested the removal of women staff during its visit to the Eiffel Tower, as established by an investigation.
A religious group, BAPS, has affirmed that it did not ask for women staff to be removed from the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, following an investigation by the General Inspectorate of the City of Paris. The investigation found no explicit request from the delegation to remove female employees. On September 7, staff at the monument went on a brief strike to protest the removal of women colleagues during the BAPS visit two days prior. This incident sparked criticism from French politicians across the political spectrum, emphasizing the country's commitment to gender equality. On Tuesday, the company managing the Eiffel Tower announced its chief, Patrick Branco Ruivo, would step down at the end of the year. The internal probe found operational flaws and shortcomings in organizing the visit that led to the 'unacceptable' removal of women staff. Employees had alleged that workplace instructions resulted in female employees being sidelined, replaced, and made invisible based on their gender during the delegation’s visit. At the time, BAPS Paris stated it respected concerns raised and took them seriously, but to the best of its knowledge, no one was prevented from accessing the Eiffel Tower. In its statement on Thursday, BAPS reiterated that it never asked for female employees to be hidden, removed, or excluded.
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