DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-86,066

WORLDWIDE DIGITAL COMPANY, LLC
A/K/A CONTEC, LLC
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SELECT STAFF
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm have become totally or
partially separated, or are threatened to become
totally or partially separated;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of
articles or supply of services like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by the
workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on June 5, 2015 on behalf of workers of Worldwide Digital
Company, LLC, a/k/a Contec, LLC, including on-site leased
workers from Select Staff, Brownsville, Texas (Contec). The
workers' firm is engaged in activities related to the production
of cable television converter boxes. The subject facility
(Contec) supplies shipping and receiving services in support of
production of the afore-mentioned articles.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers'
firm has shifted to a foreign country the supply of services
like or directly competitive with those supplied by the workers
which contributed importantly to worker separations at Contec.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Contec, who are
engaged in activities related to the supply of shipping and
receiving services, meet the worker group certification criteria
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In
accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Worldwide Digital Company, LLC, a/k/a
Contec, LLC, including on-site leased workers from Select
Staff, Brownsville, Texas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 4, 2014, through
two years from the date of certification, and all workers
in the group threatened with total or partial separation
from employment on the date of certification through two
years from the date of certification, are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of October, 2015

/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance