DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,015

SANMINA-SCI CORPORATION
PERSONAL AND BUSINESS COMPUTING
PLANT 474
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA

TA-W-54,015A

SANMINA-SCI CORPORATION
PERSONAL AND BUSINESS COMPUTING
PLANT 475
INCLUDING LEASED WORKERS OF MANPOWER
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade 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 January 15, 2004 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Personal and Business Computing Division,
Plant 474, Durham, North Carolina (TA-W-54,015) and Sanmina-SCI
Corporation, Personal and Business Computing Division, Plant 474,
Durham, North Carolina (TA-W-54,015A). The workers at plant 474
(TA-W-50,145) produce Personal Computers (PCs). Workers at Plant 475
(TA-W-50,145A) are engaged in warehousing and distribution of the
PCs produced at Plant 474 (TA-W-50,145). Furthermore, the subject
facilities leased workers from Manpower.
Employment at the subject facilities decreased from 2002 to
2003.
Furthermore, Sanmina-SCI Corporation began shifting production
of PCs to a country (Mexico) that is a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In addition, in order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
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 Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Personal and Business
Computing Division, Plant 474, including leased workers of
Manpower, Durham, North Carolina (TA-W-54,015), and all workers
of Sanmina-SCI Corporation, Personal and Business Computing
Division, Plant 475, including leased workers of Manpower,
Durham, North Carolina (TA-W-54,015A), who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after January 14,
2003 through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 10th day of February 2004.

/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance