DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-91,520

FLEX CHARLOTTE
FORMERLY FLEXTRONICS
GLOBAL OPERATIONS DIVISION
A SUBIDIARY OF FLEX INTERNATIONAL LTD
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM AEROTEK
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

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 February 26, 2016, by the company official on behalf of
workers of Flex Charlotte, formerly Flextronics, Global
Operations Division, a subsidiary of Flex International LTD,
Charlotte, North Carolina (Flex Charlotte). The workers' firm is
engaged in activities related to the production of test
instruments including printed circuit board assemblies. The
workers are not separately identifiable by articles produced by
the firm.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers
from Aerotek.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and public sources.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in Flex Charlotte 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(s) the production of a(n) article
like or directly competitive with the article produced by the
workers which contributed importantly to worker group separations
at Flex Charlotte.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Flex Charlotte, Global
Operations Division, Charlotte, North Carolina, who are engaged
in activities related to the production of test instruments
including printed circuit board assemblies, 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 Flex Charlotte, formerly Flextronics, Global
Operations Division, a subsidiary of Flex International
LTD, including on-site leased workers from Aerotek,
Charlotte, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 25, 2015,
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 26th day of May 2016.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
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DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance