DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-50,238

ISLAND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Inc.
NORTH 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 in response to a petition
received on December 4, 2002 and filed by a State work agency on
behalf of workers at Island Manufacturing Company, North Bergen,
New Jersey. The workers produced ladies' coats.
The investigation revealed that declines in production and
employment occurred during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that ladies' coats produced
by Island Manufacturing Company, Inc. for a garment manufacturer
are marketed through normal retail channels. Thus, the articles
manufactured by the subject firm have been impacted importantly by
the high penetration of imports into this market.
U.S. imports of women's and girls' coats and jackets increased
absolutely in 2001 compared to 2000 and relatively in the twelve-
month period ended June 2002 compared to the same period in 2001.
In 2001, the ratio of imports to U.S. shipments exceeded 518%.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with ladies' coats produced at Island
Manufacturing Company, North 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 Island Manufacturing Company, Inc., North
Bergen, New Jersey who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 27, 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 17th day of December, 2002



/s/Elliott S. Kushner
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance