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Rugby: the director of the 2023 World Cup Claude Atcher is "quietly" awaiting the investigation of the Labor Inspectorate

2022-07-22T13:29:28.970Z


Accused of "management by terror" by testimonies published in L'Equipe, Claude Atcher claims to be serene pending the investigation.


Claude Atcher, le directeur général du comité d'organisation du Mondial-2023 de rugby, a affirmé à l'AFP vendredi qu'il attendait «

tranquillement

» les résultats de l'enquête de l'Inspection du Travail, saisie sur «

des éléments of concern

" linked to the "

social climate

" within the body.

A month ago,

the Team

recounted, in a long article, with great detail and testimonies, the "

management by terror

" set up by Atcher and his chief of staff within the Public Interest Group (GIP ) France-2023, against a backdrop of burnout, resignations and anxiety attacks.

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Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra immediately seized the Labor Inspectorate, which began its investigation at the GIP headquarters on June 24.

The Ministry of Labor told AFP on Wednesday that the investigative work was "

still in progress

", but that it did not communicate "

on the procedures in progress

".

Since the publication of the survey of the sports daily, Mr. Atcher had been very discreet

Asked about this by AFP on Friday, Claude Atcher replied that he was not going to "

comment because there is such a disproportion in what is written (by L'Equipe) compared to reality, and such a gap between the current results of the organization of the World Cup and what is written

”.

I am quietly awaiting the investigations that have been made and we will see clearly in a few weeks

”, he added, on the sidelines of the inauguration at Lille-Flandres station of the first stage of “

France-2023 Rugby tour

”, which will see the William Webb Ellis trophy travel by train for four months through the nine host cities of the World Cup-2023 (September 8 - October 28).

Since the publication of the sports daily's investigation, Mr. Atcher had been very discreet, speaking very little to the press and not attending public events for which he was expected, such as the final of the Top 14 rugby. on June 24 or the General Assembly of the French Federation (FFR) on July 2.

He also did not comment on a new article by L'Equipe, published on July 12, according to which the boss of the organization of the 2023 World Cup would abuse the services of a VTC driver while he benefits from a company car included in his contract.

He only came out of his silence on social networks since June 14 to congratulate himself, on the night of Saturday to Sunday, on Chile's first qualification for a World Cup, which will compete in France in Pool D.

Source: lefigaro

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