A vigil is to be held in Glasgow next week in memory of 39 migrants who were found dead in a lorry in Essex.

Eight women and 31 men were found in a refrigerated trailer in an industrial park in Grays in the early hours of Wednesday.

Essex Police have so far arrested four people in connection with the deaths, including a 48-year-old man from Northern Ireland who was detained at Stansted Airport on Friday on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic people and manslaughter.

Campaigners from Stand Up To Racism Scotland are planning to congregate on the Buchanan Street steps on Monday to recognise the tragic deaths.

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They say they want to stand in solidarity with the 'victims of the latest horrific example of the “Hostile Environment” for refugees and migrants'.

"In recent years, those fleeing poverty and war have been forced to turn to traffickers to join their families and communities in countries like Britain," organisers said. "The “Fortress Europe” policy including the abandonment of search and rescue operations has turned the Mediterranean Sea into a graveyard as thousands have been drowned."

People will congregate at 5.30pm on Monday.

You can view the Facebook event for the vigil here.