PARIS: The Eiffel Tower was closed yesterday following a strike by workers at the Paris landmark for better work conditions and more pay at the height of the tourist season.
The influential CGT union called the strike after failed last-minute talks on Monday which lasted for seven hours. The tower normally opens at 9am and closes after midnight during the peak tourist season that runs from June till September. The strike by the 300-odd workers is the first since a two-day shutdown in December 2010.
