AFP, Doha :
The organisers of the 2022 World Cup will lay off an undisclosed number of staff as gas-rich Qatar cuts costs amid the coronavirus economic downturn, several sources have told AFP.
The job losses, which have not previously been reported, follow similar redundancies at state-run organisations including Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Airways.
The government body organising the tournament, known as the Supreme Committee, directly employs 550 people – both Qataris and expats – but oversees the work of tens of thousands of contractors.