DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


TA-W-50,099

SWEATER PROJECT, INC.
BERGEN, NEW JERSEY

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 15, 2002 in
response to a petition filed by a State Agency Representative on
behalf of workers at Sweater Project, Inc., Bergen, New Jersey. The
workers at the subject firm produced sweaters.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment declined during the period of January through October
2002, when compared to the same period in 2001.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that there were
substantial and increasing United States aggregate imports of men's
and women's sweaters during the period under investigation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with sweaters produced at Sweater
Project, Inc., Bergen, New Jersey contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in sales
or production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Sweater Project, Inc., Bergen, New Jersey who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after November 7, 2001 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 16th day of December, 2002




/s/Linda G. Poole
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance