Acronyms and abbreviations Glossary Executive summary Introduction Paragraph I - VIII 1 - 15 1 - 9 10-15 16-20 21-67 21-43 21-30 CONTENTS Background information: Trafficking in human beings The EU’s role and players in the fight against human trafficking beyond the EU’s borders Audit scope and approach Observations The EU human trafficking policy framework largely provides for a comprehensive approach to address human trafficking, although some aspects are not yet fully developed The EU human trafficking policy framework is set out in a number of interlinked documents The EU policy framework is supported by a variety of tools: Human rights dialogue is particularly useful, while other tools could be used more to fight human trafficking in South/South-East Asia 31-43 Despite identified weaknesses, most human trafficking projects produced positive results, although sustainability was a concern The framework for selecting projects did not facilitate a comprehensive approach and project design had weaknesses, particularly in the formulation of objectives and indicators Project implementation was hampered by local constraints and delays Projects produced some positive results in the fight against human trafficking, although sustainability was a concern Conclusions and recommendations Annex I – Overview of projects Annex II – Projects’ objectives and individual assessments Annex III – Weaknesses of the Anti-Trafficking website Database Replies of the Commission and the EEAS 44 - 67 44 - 52 53 - 58 59-67 68 - 72 2 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 3 AOP Action-Oriented Paper ASEAN Association of South-East Asian Nations ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting DCI Development Cooperation Instrument DG DEVCO Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development DG NEAR Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations EEAS European External Action Service EIDHR European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights EUROPOL European Police Office FRONTEX European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union ILO International Labour Organization The Directive Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 
Akronymer och förkortningar Ordförklaringar Sammanfattning Inledning Punkt I–VIII 1–15 1–9 10–15 16–20 21–67 21–43 21–30 31–43 44–67 44–52 53–58 59–67 68–72 INNEHÅLL Bakgrundsinformation om människohandel EU:s roll och aktörer i kampen mot människohandel bortom EU:s gränser Revisionens inriktning och omfattning samt revisionsmetod Iakttagelser EU:s åtgärder mot människohandel omfattar en övergripande strategi mot människohandel, men några aspekter är ännu inte helt färdigutvecklade eller relevanta för Syd-och Sydostasien EU:s politiska ram för åtgärder mot människohandel har fastställts i ett antal med varandra sammanhängande dokument EU:s politiska ram stöds av många olika verktyg: Människorättsdialoger är särskilt värdefulla, medan andra verktyg skulle kunna användas mer för att bekämpa människohandel i Syd-och Sydostasien Trots identifierade brister gav de flesta projekten mot människohandel positiva resultat, men det var osäkert om de skulle bli hållbara Ramen för att välja ut projekt bidrog inte till den övergripande strategin, och projektutformningen hade brister, särskilt formuleringen av mål och indikatorer.