We could of course extend this back through the consumption chain and suggest that consumers have this responsibility (in which case I assume the author's house would no longer be full of Apple products). Certainly they have this choice. Something like the consumer electronics equivalent of Fair Trade in food.
The headline says Apple, but is more about Foxconn and briefly mentions Dell and HP. It seems like a bad idea to do the correct thing and openly talk about issues with your suppliers.
I am really disappointed in journalism today or that this guy gets paid to write this stuff.