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TAW-61765  /  Convergys Information Management Group (Wilkes Barre, PA)

Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 05/30/2006
Filed Date: 06/29/2007
Most Recent Update: 08/08/2007
Determination Date: 08/08/2007
Expiration Date: 08/08/2009

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-61,765

CONVERGYS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GROUP
WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 June 29, 2007, in response
to a petition filed by on behalf of workers of Convergys
Information Management Group, Inc., Professional Services Group,
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The workers were engaged in activities
related to the production of computer applications (including web
sites).
The investigation revealed that the declines in employment at
the subject firm are related to the subject firm shifting its
production of web sites to India, and subsequently importing those
products into the United States.
In addition, 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.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 2 has not been
met.
The investigation revealed that the workers in the workers'
firm possess skills that are easily transferable.
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 India 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 Convergys Information Management Group, Inc.,
Professional Services Group, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 30, 2006, through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974";
I further determine that all workers of Convergys Information
Management Group, Inc., Professional Services Group, Wilkes-Barre,
Pennsylvania, are denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 8th day of August 2007


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