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Eiffel Tower Staff Strike Over Alleged Sidelining of Female Colleagues
Staff at the Eiffel Tower went on strike, leading to the monument's closure, after female employees were allegedly asked to step aside for a visiting Hindu delegation. Workers and management confirmed the strike, which was prompted by instructions that reportedly led to female staff being "sidelined, replaced and made invisible because of their sex." The visit was organized by the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) spiritual movement. The exact nature of the instructions and the extent of the alleged sidelining remain points of contention.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
L 5 C 21 R 6
- Left (5): Al Jazeera English, Scroll.in, The Independent, The Telegraph (India), The Wire
- Centre (21 votes, 25 outlets): Amar Ujala, CTV News, Deccan Chronicle, Deccan Herald, Deutsche Welle, Euronews, France 24, Hindustan Times · Mint (HT Media — 1 vote), Jansatta · The Financial Express · The Indian Express (Indian Express Group — 1 vote), Le Monde, Mathrubhumi English, Metro (UK), NDTV, Navbharat Times · The Economic Times (Times Group — 1 vote), Outlook India, Patrika, The Japan Times, The Lallantop, The New Indian Express, The Print, The Tribune
- Right (6): India Today, OpIndia, Republic World, The Daily Telegraph, The Siasat Daily, Times Now