8 MARCH
Why 8 March, and why it is a working day in China rather than a public holiday. The answer runs back to 1909 and a strike by garment workers.
Where the date comes from
On 8 March 1909 women workers in the garment and textile trades in Chicago stopped work to demand higher pay, an eight-hour day and the vote. It was not the first strike by women, but it was the first organised mass action that drew attention beyond one city, and the date travelled from there through successive international meetings.
Why it is not a day off in China
In China the day is observed rather than closed. Many employers give women a half day or an afternoon off, and factories with a mixed workforce usually keep the line running and hold something in the canteen or the hall instead. For a buyer that means one practical thing: 8 March does not move a ship date.
What the date looks like on a line
Electronics assembly in Shenzhen employs a large share of women on SMT inspection, hand soldering of connectors, final test and packing. Those are the stations where a defect is either caught or shipped, and the training behind them is the part a buyer never sees on a datasheet.
What we did in 2022
A decorated hall, a photo wall, a round of games at noon and a flower for each colleague. Small, and repeated every year, which is the point. If you are auditing a supplier, industrial mini pc manufacturer or otherwise, asking how long the average operator has been on the line tells you more about quality than any certificate.
Check the range
The models discussed here are listed in our collections, from industrial panel PCs and kiosk hardware to retail pos hardware, with port maps and panel sizes on each product page.
◆ industrial panel PCs
◆ POS terminals
◆ Android panel PCs
If you need a drawing or a port list for a specific model, send the requirement and we will reply with the document rather than a brochure.
