Petitioner Type: Workers
Impact Date: 03/12/2002
Filed Date: 03/14/2003
Most Recent Update: 04/01/2003
Determination Date: 04/01/2003
Expiration Date: 04/01/2005
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-51,146
GARAN, INC.
CHURCH POINT, LOUISIANA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an 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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 14, 2003 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Garan, Inc., Church Point, Louisiana. The workers at the subject
facility produced ladies turtleneck shirts.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to a shift in facility production of ladies
turtleneck shirts to a country (Honduras and El Salvador) that is a
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to Honduras and El Salvador of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Garan, Inc., Church Point, Louisiana who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after March 12, 2002 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 1st day of April, 2003.
/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance