KODA (Kyodo) The number of contract workers at a Sony Corp. affiliate in the town of Koda, Aichi Prefecture, accounts for more than 70 percent of those working at the production division making video and digital cameras.

The plant, Kohda Tech, established by Sony EMCS Corp. in April 2001 for efficient designing and production, has contracts with eight companies supplying contracted workers, one-third of whom are Japanese-Brazilians.

They form teams with part-time workers directly employed by the plant to engage in parts assembly and other work.