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TAW-61435  /  Sanmina-SCI Corporation (Phoenix, AZ)

Petitioner Type: Company
Impact Date: 05/01/2006
Filed Date: 05/03/2007
Most Recent Update: 05/15/2007
Determination Date: 05/15/2007
Expiration Date: 05/15/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-61,435

SANMINA-SCI CORPORATION
D/B/A HADCO CORPORATION
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD DIVISION
INCLUDING ONSITE LEASED WORKERS FROM STAFFMARK
PHOENIX, ARIZONA

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 May 3, 2007, in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Sanmina-SIC Corporation, Printed Circuit Board Division, Phoenix,
Arizona, producing printed circuit boards.
The workers of the subject firm have received a previous
certification (TA-W-56,818) that expired on April 22, 2007.
The investigation revealed that Sanmina-SCI Corporation also
leased workers from Staffmark.
The investigation also revealed that employment at the subject
firm decreased during the relevant period.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that the subject firm
has partially shifted production of printed circuit boards from
the subject facility to a country (Singapore) 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 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 do not possess skills that are 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 Singapore 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-SIC Corporation, Printed Circuit Board
Division, Phoenix, Arizona, D/B/A HADCO Corporation, and on-
site leased workers from Staffmark, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after April 23, 2007
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 15th day of May 2007.

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