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When I buy something I generally don't stop and wonder if someone was abused or exploited in producing the item I am buying. This applies to eReaders, phones, cups of coffee, a pair of shoes, or whatever. The U.S., and most nations, have laws that prevent its workers from abuse/exploitation. Other countries may not. Or, they may have very different ideas in regards to abuse/exploitation than we have in the West.
I don't think the answer is to pay more for items made under certain conditions, but to not trade at all with countries that allow workers to be abused. However, it should also be taken into account that if we cut off trade with less developed countries, the "exploited" factory worker may now end up out of a job and forced into the sex trade or worse. So, when deciding when someone is exploited/abused we need to be very careful.
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