# Eiffel Tower chief to step down after female staff scandal

https://mins.news/en/video/80178

- France 24 English, 2026-09-30 11:11 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IADSjdMnpY8

> The head of the company operating Paris’s Eiffel Tower will leave at the end of the year after female staff were excluded during a visit by a Hindu religious group. The incident caused outrage in France and led to a staff walkout that closed the landmark for a day.

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