DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,973

ELCOM, INCORPORATED
A SUBSIDIARY OF YAZAKI INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
EL PASO, TEXAS

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), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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 22, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Elcom Incorporated, a subsidiary of Yazaki International
Corporation, El Paso Texas. Workers at the subject firm produce
connectors for the automotive industry.
Workers at the subject firm are covered by an active
certification to apply for trade adjustment assistance under TA-W-
60,864, based on a shift in production to Mexico, which expires on
February 21, 2009.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
firm declined from 2007 to 2008.
The investigation also revealed that the subject firm has
shifted production to Mexico, a country 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 division 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 like or
directly competitive with those produced by the firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Elcom, Incorporated, a subsidiary of Yazaki
International Corporation, El Paso, Texas who become totally
or partially separated from employment on or after February
22, 2009, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 10th day of February 2009
/s/ Linda G. Poole

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