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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rosie Slater

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

Anger grew among staff after management told employees that female workers should not be in contact with the delegation from Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha. - (Getty Images)

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.

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.

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