The organizers of the 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar told AFP on Monday that they will cut an unknown number of jobs as the country cuts spending amid the economic crisis caused by the new coronavirus. The organizers’ statement confirms what several sources had previously told AFP about the job cuts in this field. The government body in charge of the tournament, known as the Supreme Committee, directly employs 550 people, including expatriates, but also supervises the work of tens of thousands of entrepreneurs. “The Supreme Committee has recently embarked on an internal process to assess the current workforce and has embarked on an exercise in budget management and operational efficiency,” he said in a statement on Monday.AFP. “We made the decision to cut a number of redundant positions. All salaries and severance pay will be paid to those who leave, ”she added. The organizers did not say how many positions would be cut or the scale of savings expected.
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