DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,802

MOLEX, INC.
NEW ENGLAND OPERATIONS
GILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Amended 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 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on April
14, 2005, applicable to workers of Molex, Inc., New England
Operations, Gilford, New Hampshire. The workers are engaged in
the production of electrical connectors.
New information provided by the petitioners show their
intention was to apply for all available Trade Act benefits at
the time of the filing. Therefore, the Department has made a
decision to investigate further to determine if the workers are
eligible to apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Information obtained from the company states that a
significant number of workers of the subject firm are age 50 or
over, workers have skills that are not easily transferable, and
conditions in the industry are adverse.
Review of this information shows that all eligibility
criteria under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended have been met for workers at the subject firm.
Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to
reflect its finding.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-56,802 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of Molex, Inc., New England Operations,
Gilford, New Hampshire, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 23, 2004
through April 14, 2007, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 29th day of March 2006.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
_________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division
of Trade Adjustment Assistance





DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-56,802

MOLEX, INC.
NEW ENGLAND OPERATIONS
GILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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 March 23, 2005, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Molex, Inc., New England Operations, Gilford, New Hampshire. The
workers produced electrical connectors. Workers are separately
identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that employment declined and the
company shifted all final product assembly production to a
country (Mexico) under a free trade agreement with the United
States.
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 Molex, Inc., New England Operations,
Gilford, New Hampshire who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 23, 2004 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 14th day of April 2005.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance