https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/eiffel-tower-closed-due-to-strike-after-female-staff-allegedly-removed-for-religious-groupContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/eiffel-tower-closed-due-to-strike-after-female-staff-allegedly-removed-for-religious-grouphttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/eiffel-tower-closed-due-to-strike-after-female-staff-allegedly-removed-for-religious-group#u62446Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:06:08 +0000The Eiffel Tower reopened to the public after a one-day closure caused by a staff strike. Workers walked off the job following allegations that female employees were ordered out of sight during a visit by a Hindu delegation from the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha group. Local authorities have launched an investigation into the incident, which Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire called not acceptable. The religious group apologized over the row and stated that the request was never intended to be rooted in gender.Why it mattersThe closure disrupted operations at one of the world's most prominent land