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Actually reporting it, is an action in my eyes. Sitting at home, telling your aunty that the place had bad food, is complaining. Nothing will change, unless your aunt has the power to close restaurants  You have to do something, like report it to officials to change something.
What I mean was, is that you have to do the things that will actually make a difference, instead of talking about the situation in a way that will not actually change anything about the situation. I think we are on the same page actually
Actually just discussing a situation does help and adds energy to the issue. Sometimes it helps to figure out just what is going on, and finding who/where to do the reporting. We have all had that expereince. You know the, "did that really happen?" feeling? Vineyards mentioned.....there is also the issue of corruption. I have been through that many times reporting problems to the "authorities" who really just used it as fodder to get more bribes....A judge who was involved with a case I was working on was brought up on bribe charges....so it does happen.
One single complaint disconnected rarely brings about change. It is the cumulative effect of a group of united complaints that bring about change..........Then again, sometimes talking with your friends is the best type of reporting to do. In reality....it is the peasants with their pitchforks and torches demanding change that brings it about. Even just the threat or perceived threat of a bunch of protesters is often enough. The people do have the power, but the people are also subject to corruption as well. After all, nobody likes to be uncomfortable...........which is our weakness...and cohesion is always a problem. It´s easy to be distracted, particularly when working with a group of humans, all with different self interests.
A lawyer I was working with once told me...."remember, the squeaky wheel gets oiled"...........
In issues like this....human trafficking....we need to think of weeds....it spreads it´s seeds. Pretty soon your yard is full of weeds that choke out your plants. In cases like human trafficking, what is to prevent you or your loved ones from becoming a victim? Some well educated people have been trapped.....if we let it go....it will spread. Which is to say we need to question talk about it and raise consciousness about the issue.
Stop Forced Child Labour
The US Department of State estimates that more than 109,000 children in Cote d’Ivoire’s cocoa industry work under “the worst forms of child labor,” and that some 10,000 are victims of human trafficking or enslavement.
Edited (12/30/2009) by alameda
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It´s so eurocentric to forget that Istanbul is mostly Asian 
that would be nice to see.