DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-51,934

DARWOOD MANUFACTURING CO.
PELHAM, GEORGIA

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 June 3, 2003 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Darwood Manufacturing Co., Pelham, Georgia. The workers at the
subject firm produce men's shirts and ladies blouses.
The investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject firm decreased absolutely from 2001 to
2002.
The investigation further revealed that U.S. aggregate imports
for consumption of men's shirts and ladies blouses increased during
the relevant period.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with men's shirts and ladies blouses
produced at Darwood Manufacturing Co., Pelham, Georgia contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers and to
the decline in sales or production at that firm or subdivision. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Darwood Manufacturing Co., Pelham, Georgia who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after May 30, 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 18th day of June, 2003


/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance