Overview
- Patrick Branco Ruivo announced he will leave his post at the Société d'exploitation de la tour Eiffel at the end of the year after weeks of pressure.
- The crisis began in early September when female employees were excluded during a private visit by an ultraconservative Hindu group, a decision the operator called unacceptable.
- Staff held a strike that closed the monument for a full day in protest, forcing immediate internal and external investigations.
- An externally commissioned report cited operational disfunctions in areas such as protocol, security, finances and internal control, and Le Monde later highlighted systemic risks to staff safety and the site’s oversight.
- SETE chair Ariel Weil has announced creation of a dedicated protocol service and mandatory equality training, and Paris authorities and unions will now watch how those measures are implemented.