DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,646

WIRE HARNESS INDUSTRIES, INC.
d/b/a VIASYSTEMS HARNESS DIVISION
A SUBSIDIARY OF VIASYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF ALOCHE STAFFING
BUCYRUS, OHIO

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on April 30, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Wire Harness Industries, Inc., d/b/a Viasystems Harness Division, a
subsidiary of Viasystems Group, Inc., Bucyrus, Ohio. The workers
at the subject firm produce wire harnesses.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
leased temporary workers from Aloche Staffing, Marion, Ohio.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of wire harnesses to a
country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade agreement with the
United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Wire Harness Industries Inc., d/b/a Viasystems
Harness Division, a subsidiary of Viasystems Group, Inc.,
Bucyrus, Ohio, and leased workers of Aloche Staffing producing
wire harnesses at Wire Harness Industries, Inc., d/b/a
Viasystems Harness Division, a subsidiary of Viasystems Group,
Inc., Bucyrus, Ohio, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after April 30, 2002 through two years
from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 15th day of May, 2003.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance