DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,354
MOLEX, INC.
FIBER OPTICS DIVISION
DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS

TA-W-52,354A
MOLEX, INC.
FIBER OPTICS DIVISION
BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS

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 July 21, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Molex, Inc., Fiber Optic Division, Downers Grove,
Illinois and Bolingbrook, Illinois. The workers at both
facilities are engaged in employment related to the production
of fiber optic connectors, transceivers, and cable assemblies.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has
experienced employment declines concurrent with a shift of
production to Mexico beginning in June of 2003.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude 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 who Molex, Inc., Fiber Optic Division,
Downers Grove, Illinois and Bolingbrook, Illinois became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after July 21, 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 1st day of August 2003.

/s/ Richard Church
_______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance