Vietnam calls countries around the world to work together to combat human trafficking.
Vietnam has called on countries around the world to work together to combat human trafficking.
It's after the deaths of 39 people found dead in the back of a lorry in Essex last week
UK Police are working with authorities in Vietnam to identify the eight women and 31 men who were found dead in a refrigerated container in Essex on October 23rd.
They are all believed to be Vietnamese nationals.
Yesterday Vietnam police arrested two people for trafficking in connection with the deaths
Meanwhile, proceedings have started to extradite a 23-year-old man, charged in connection with the 39 deaths, to the UK from Dublin
In a statement, the Vietnam Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said that Vietnam "strongly condemns human trafficking and considers it a serious crime".
She called the incident a "serious humanitarian tragedy", urging countries around the world to step up cooperation in combating human trafficking in order to prevent the recurrence of such tragedy,"
"We are grateful that the British government and other relevant authorities have actively conducted the investigation, timely provided identification information to and worked in close coordination with the Vietnamese competent authorities. We hope that the British side would soon complete the investigation to bring those responsible for this tragedy to justice."
