29It follows from other elements of the wording of Article 3(1)(a) of Directive 2000/78 that the scope of that directive is not limited solely to the conditions for accessing posts occupied by ‘workers’, within the meaning of Article 45 TFEU. Thus, in accordance with the wording of Article 3(1)(a) of Directive 2000/78, that directive applies to ‘all persons, as regards both the public and private sectors, including public bodies … whatever the branch of activity and at all levels of the professional hierarchy’.
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