End of strike at the Eiffel Tower, which will reopen this Sunday

The Eiffel Tower remained closed for the sixth consecutive day on Saturday morning due to a strike justified by the unions “Worry about getting worse” Symbolic of the monuments of Paris.

The strike was announced last Monday to “condemn the present management” of the ‘Iron Lady’ and Silence and “culpable inaction” From Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. caused a shutdown Disappointment of many visitorsMainly foreign tourists.

In a statement issued on Friday, the strike was declared indefinite. However, AFP has collected a statement from the monument’s management announcing the unions They have called off the strike and will reopen their doors this Sunday. According to the French agency, the union and the company that manages the monument have reached an agreement.

“The Eiffel Tower Exploitation Company (SETE) and the management of the union centers reached an agreement” which establishes that both parties Supervision The company’s “regular business model”, as well as the “evolution of”. investment in works and income Through a body that will meet every 6 months,” the organization said.

The father of the 135-year-old monument, engineer Gustave Eiffel, left clear instructions for its maintenance: repaint it every seven yearsSince paint, according to him, was “the essential element for the preservation of the metal structure.”

However, unions criticized the lack of maintenance and a Delay in twentieth painting campaignWhich started in 2019, although the previous one ended in 2010.