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Eiffel Tower boss to resign after anger over female staff exclusion during Hindu delegation visit

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Slater, R. (2026, September 29). Eiffel Tower boss to resign after anger over female staff exclusion during Hindu delegation visit. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/eiffel-tower-patrick-branco-ruivo-resigns-hindu-b3058344.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-09-29 · by Rosie Slater

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Patrick Branco Ruivo, director general of Société d’Exploitation de la tour Eiffel (SETE), will resign by year-end following an incident where female staff were excluded during a visit from a Hindu religious delegation on September 5th. An inquiry found that management failures led to the unacceptable exclusion of women employees. The Eiffel Tower closed for two days after employees went on strike in protest, with union officials calling the situation "unacceptable."
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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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“Article A reports on the resignation of the Eiffel Tower's CEO due to female staff exclusion during a Hindu delegation visit, while Article B focuses on the denial by the Hindu group that they requested such an exclusion.”
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Rosie Slater
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Topics

Hindu Independent Paris SETE the Société d’Exploitation de la tour Eiffel

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SETE ORG · 3× Hindu NORP · 2× Paris GPE · 2× BAPS ORG · 1× Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha ORG · 1× Independent ORG · 1× Patrick Branco Ruivo PERSON · 1× Ruivo PERSON · 1× Swaminarayan NORP · 1× the Société d’Exploitation de la tour Eiffel ORG · 1×

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Anger grew among staff of the 330-meter (1,083-foot) iconic landmark after management told employees that female workers should not be in contact with the delegation from Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-29
🔮 The chief executive of the firm running the Eiffel Tower is set to step down by the end of the year after female employees working at the iconic Paris landmark site were excluded during a visit by a Hindu religious group.
2026-09-29 · The Independent
Eiffel Tower boss to resign after anger over female staff exclusion during Hindu delegation visit · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

The chief executive of the firm running the Eiffel Tower is set to step down by the end of the year after female employees working at the iconic Paris landmark site were excluded during a visit by a Hindu religious group. asserted
employees → run → group
Patrick Branco Ruivo, director general of the Société d’Exploitation de la tour Eiffel (SETE), leaves his post following an inquiry conducted by an independent firm into operational failures regarding the visit on 5 September. asserted
Ruivo → leave → September
These management failures resulted "in female staff being excluded from the visit that day, an unacceptable situation," a SETE statement confirmed on Tuesday. asserted
statement → result → Tuesday
Ruivo took up the top position at the end of 2018. asserted
Ruivo → take → 2018
Attracting 7 million visitors a year, the Eiffel Tower was closed on 7 September when employees went on strike in protest over what a union official described as "unacceptable" management instructions. asserted
official → attract → instructions
Anger grew among staff of the 330-meter (1,083-foot) iconic landmark after management told employees that female workers should not be in contact with the delegation from Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha. asserted
workers → grow → Sanstha
The group, known as BAPS, is a worldwide religious and civic organization within the Swaminarayan sect, a branch of Hinduism. asserted
group → know → Hinduism
It had been holding celebrations to mark the inauguration of a traditional Hindu stone temple in Paris. asserted
It → hold → Paris
Ariel Weil, chair of SETE, said on Tuesday she has requested measures and training programs promoting gender equality to be implemented. asserted
measures → say → equality
It was not the first time the 137-year-old tower has been closed by industrial action. asserted
tower → close → action
It was shut for six days in February 2024 because of striking employees demanding better maintenance of the historic landmark, and higher wages. asserted
It → shut → landmark
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