France investigates removal of female Eiffel Tower staff for Hindu group's visit
The mayor of Paris announced an investigation into why female staff at the Eiffel Tower were taken off duty for a visit from a Hindu religious group.
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The mayor of Paris announced an investigation into why female staff at the Eiffel Tower were taken off duty for a visit from a Hindu religious group.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris was shut down on Monday as workers protested an accommodated request to replace female staff with male colleagues during a Hindu religious group's visit to the site. The controversy sparked a fierce debate in France over where religious accommodation ends and the country's principles of secularism and equality begin.
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