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Eiffel Tower chief to step down after exclusion of female staff during Hindu delegation visit

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Patrick Branco Ruivo, the director general of the company that manages the Eiffel Tower, plans to resign at year's end following an incident where female staff were excluded during a visit by a Hindu delegation on September 5. An independent investigation revealed multiple operational failures related to this event, leading to Ruivo’s decision to step down.

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Patrick Branco Ruivo, director general of Société d’Exploitation de la tour Eiffel (SETE) since 2018, will step down at the end of 2023 following a controversy over female staff exclusion during a visit by a Hindu religious group on September 5. The incident occurred when management instructed women employees to avoid contact with the delegation from Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), which was visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris for an event celebrating the opening of a new temple near Paris. An independent investigation uncovered operational failures that led to this exclusion, deemed "unacceptable" by SETE. The controversy prompted a one-day strike and closure of the landmark on September 7, with union officials describing the management instructions as unacceptable. French politicians from across the spectrum criticized the incident, emphasizing the values of secularism and gender equality in France.

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“While both articles discuss the exclusion of female staff during a Hindu delegation visit to the Eiffel Tower and its aftermath, they describe different aspects: Article A focuses on the CEO's resignation following an investigation, while Article B reports on the religious group's statement that it did not request the exclusion.”

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The head of the company that runs the Eiffel Tower will step down at the end of the year after female staff at the landmark building in Paris were excluded during a visit by a Hindu religious group. asserted

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Patrick Branco Ruivo, director general of the Société d’Exploitation de la tour Eiffel (SETE), will leave his post after an investigation conducted by an independent firm uncovered a series of operational failures in relation to the visit on Sept. 5. asserted

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Eiffel Tower chief to step down after exclusion of female staff during Hindu delegation visit

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