DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-92,586

CARGILL, INC.
STRATEGIC SOURCING AND PRODUCEMENT TEAM
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM SGS CONSULTING, AXELON
SERVICES CORPORATION, ROSE INTERNATIONAL, ROBERT HALF
INTERNATIONAL, AND EQUITY STAFFING GROUP
BLAIR, NEBRASKA

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 January 27, 2017 by the state workforce office on behalf
of workers of Cargill, Inc., Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
Team, Blair, Nebraska (Cargill-Strategic Sourcing and
Procurement). The subject worker group (Cargill-Strategic
Sourcing and Procurement) is engaged in activities related to the
supply of sourcing and purchasing services. Workers are not
separately identifiable by the service supplied.
The subject worker group includes on-site leased workers
from SGS Consulting, Axelon Services Corporation, Rose
International, Robert Half International, and Equity Staffing
Group.
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 Cargill-Strategic Sourcing and
Procurement 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 a(n) service like
or directly competitive with the service supplied by the subject
workers which contributed importantly to worker group separations
at Cargill-Strategic Sourcing and Procurement.

Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Cargill-Strategic
Sourcing and Procurement, who are engaged in activities related to
the supply of sourcing and purchasing 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 Cargill, Inc., Strategic Sourcing and
Procurement Team, including on-site leased workers from SGS
Consulting, Axelon Services Corporation, Rose International,
Robert Half International, and Equity Staffing Group, Blair,
Nebraska, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 26, 2016 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 7th day of April 2017.
/s/Del Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance