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Speaking on the Cypriot state broadcaster, primary school teachers’ union boss Myria Vassiliou urged the public to stand by the side of teachers, insisting that “those who aim to stoke tensions will no longer be tolerated.”

Myria, a Belgian rights group which helped bring the case to court, released a statement saying the case was "an important step in the fight against trafficking in human beings, which should not go unpunished".

He works for Belgian rights organisation Myria which has been supporting the alleged victims.

"Nigeria figures as one of our top priority countries of origin," Myria Vassiliadou, the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, told The Associated Press.

The problem starts with the way cars are designed, said Remy Glaisner, founder of Myria Research, a Boston research and advisory services firm that follows robotics.