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TAW-60176  /  Flextronics (San Jose, CA)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 09/29/2005
Filed Date: 10/02/2006
Most Recent Update: 11/30/2006
Determination Date: 11/30/2006
Expiration Date: 11/30/2008

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,176

FLEXTRONICS
SEMICONDUCTOR DIVISION
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA

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 October 2, 2006 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of
Flextronics, Semiconductor Division, San Jose, California. The
workers produce Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC's)
chips used in automobiles, medical equipment, and other
commercial products.
The investigation revealed that employment in the
Flextronics Semiconductor Division declined in January through
August 2006 compared with the same period in 2005. The decline
in employment is related to a portion of production at the
facility being shifted to Indonesia. It is likely that imports
of ASIC's chips will increase.
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 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 Indonesia of articles
that are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to
be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Flextronics, Semiconductor Division, San
Jose, California, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after September 29, 2005 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 30th day of November 2006

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