Eiffel Tower Row: Paris Probe Finds No Explicit BAPS Request to Exclude Women During Delegation Visit
Investigators found no explicit request from BAPS to exclude female employees, and SETE chief executive Patrick Branco Ruivo later said he would step down.
- An investigation by the General Inspectorate of the City of Paris and SETE cleared BAPS of requesting the exclusion of female employees during the Hindu organization's delegation visit to the Eiffel Tower.
- Staff at the monument staged a strike on September 7, protesting the alleged sidelining of female colleagues during a roughly 100-member BAPS delegation's visit two days earlier.
- SETE's internal investigation revealed a "chain of errors in judgement, approval and execution," finding that while BAPS made no explicit request, initial instructions to avoid physical contact were gradually expanded during implementation.
- Patrick Branco Ruivo, chief executive of SETE, announced on Tuesday he will step down at the end of the year following internal findings of "operational flaws and shortcomings."
- BAPS France welcomed the investigation findings, reiterating it "never asked for female employees to be hidden, removed or excluded" and stating it had respected staff concerns raised at the time.
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Eiffel Tower row: ‘Never asked for removal of female staff’, says BAPS monk
The statement follows the September 29 announcement by the chief of the company operating the Eiffel Tower that he will be stepping down at the end of this year, following the controversy, AFP reported.
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Times of IndiaEiffel Tower row: Paris probe finds no explicit BAPS request to exclude women during delegation visit
A Paris investigation found that BAPS did not explicitly ask for female Eiffel Tower employees to be excluded during its September 5 visit, even though women were ultimately removed or replaced at some posts. The probe blamed a “chain of errors” in how a request to avoid physical contact with women was interpreted and implemented, while the Eiffel Tower operator acknowledged unacceptable operational failures.
Eiffel Tower Row: BAPS gets clean chit
PARIS: BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha has gained a cleanchit in the Eiffel Tower row. An investigation into the controversy surrounding a BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha delegation’s visit to the Eiffel Tower has found no explicit request from the Hindu organisation to exclude female employees from the visitor route. The findings has pointed that internal communication failures and operational lapses led to women staff being sidelined, which triggering a s…
BAPS says probe found no request to exclude women during Eiffel Tower visit - The Tribune
BAPS Hindu Mandir in Paris rejected claims that it requested the exclusion of female staff during its Eiffel Tower visit, citing an official investigation that confirmed no such demands were made.
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