{
  "id": 6179736,
  "title": "Eiffel Tower closed to visitors as staff strike after female workers removed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/eiffel-tower-closed-to-visitors-as-staff-strike-after-female-workers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T22:26:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/252610/world/eiffel-tower-closed-to-visitors-as-staff-strike-after-female-workers-removed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors on Monday due to a staff strike. According to the Times of India, the strike was over allegations that female employees were moved away from their workstations during a visit by a Hindu religious group linked to the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS). The group, which had around 100 people, had requested that the visit be organised to limit interactions with women.\n\nThe Eiffel Tower's operator, SETE, acknowledged that the Hindu delegation had made this request, but said these conditions should not have been accepted. A union representative, Diane Davoine, told French TV that female workers had been moved away from their workstations as the delegation passed by during the group’s visit on Saturday. Eiffel Tower employees condemned what they described as professional instructions that led to female employees being sidelined, replaced and made invisible because of their sex.\n\nThe BAPS Hindu temple in Paris released a statement apologising for any pain or inconvenience caused. The temple said it took the concerns very seriously. The Eiffel Tower's closure was due to exceptional circumstances, according to SETE.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 9,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Eiffel Tower closed in row over women removed for Hindu group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/eiffel-tower-closed-in-row-over-women-removed-for-hindu-group",
        "published": "2026-09-07T18:39:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Eiffel Tower closed in row over women removed for Hindu group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/eiffel-tower-closed-in-row-over-women-removed-for-hindu-group-6161432",
        "published": "2026-09-07T18:46:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Eiffel Tower closes after strike over sidelining of female staff during BAPS visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/eiffel-tower-closes-after-strike-over-sidelining-of-female-staff",
        "published": "2026-09-07T19:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Eiffel Tower closes as staff strike after female employees 'made invisible' for Hindu group visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/eiffel-tower-closes-as-staff-strike-after-female-employees-made",
        "published": "2026-09-07T19:52:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Eiffel Tower closed in row over women removed for Hindu group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/eiffel-tower-closed-in-row-over-women-removed-for-hindu-group-6177825",
        "published": "2026-09-07T21:38:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Eiffel Tower employees strike after female workers removal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/eiffel-tower-employees-strike-after-female-workers-removal",
        "published": "2026-09-07T22:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Eiffel Tower closed in row over women removed for Hindu group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/eiffel-tower-closed-in-row-over-women-removed-for-hindu-group-6189240",
        "published": "2026-09-07T23:03:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Eiffel Tower shut by staff protest after women moved for religious visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/eiffel-tower-shut-by-staff-protest-after-women-moved-for-religious",
        "published": "2026-09-07T23:46:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}