The head of the company-operator of the Eiffel Tower will leave the post because of the scandal

Patrick Branko Rivo, CEO of SETE, which operates the Eiffel Tower, will step down at the end of the year. This is reported by the Associated Press with reference to the company. The reason for the resignation is the results of an internal review of his decision to remove female employees from the tower while representatives of a conservative Hindu organization visit it.

On September 5, a group of about 100 men from the BAPS Hindu movement, close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visited the tower. Before the visit, the group asked SETE management to make it possible for them to have as little contact with women there as possible. Management agreed and ordered the removal of female employees from the tower, replacing them with male colleagues. A couple of days later, workers held a one-day strike that left the tower shut down.

An internal review revealed “operational errors and flaws” that led to the “unacceptable” removal of female employees from the tower. Ariel Weil, chairman of the board of directors of the company, said that she has already demanded the introduction of measures and training programs that promote gender equality.

Andrei Kelekeev