DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,421

SEAMLESS TEXTILES, INC.
A SUBSIDIARY OF SARA LEE INTIMATE APPAREL
HUMACAO, PUERTO RICO

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 November 4, 2003 in
response to a petition filed by a state workforce agent on behalf
of workers at Seamless Textiles, Inc., a subsidiary of Sara Lee
Intimate Apparel, Humacao, Puerto Rico. The workers at the subject
firm produce ladies' underwear.
The preponderance in the declines in production and employment
at the subject firm is related to a shift in production of ladies'
underwear to a country (Dominican Republic) that is a beneficiary
under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
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 the Dominican Republic 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 Seamless Textiles, Inc., a subsidiary of Sara
Lee Intimate Apparel, Humacao, Puerto Rico who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after October 10,
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 24th day of November 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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