DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,671

HEBRON APPAREL, INC.
CADES, SOUTH CAROLINA


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 May 2, 2003 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers at Hebron Apparel, Inc.,
Cades, South Carolina. The workers were engaged in employment
related to the production of blouses and shirts.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm declined during the relevant period of the
investigation.
The investigation also revealed that U.S. aggregate imports of
women's and girls' blouses and shirts and U.S. aggregate imports of
men's and boys' shirts increased during the period under
investigation. Furthermore, the U.S. import-to-shipment ratio of
women's and girls' blouses and shirts and men's and boys shirts was
well over 100 percent 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 blouses and shirts for women and
men produced at Hebron Apparel, Inc., Cades, South Carolina
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 Hebron Apparel, Inc., Cades, South Carolina
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after April 23, 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 4th day of June, 2003.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance