DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,138

WENTWORTH CORPORATION
dba LIBERTY TEXTILES
EDEN, NORTH CAROLINA


Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
Alternative Trade 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 February 2, 2004 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Wentworth
Corporation, dba Liberty Textiles, Eden, North Carolina. The
workers produced T-shirt fabric related to the production of T-
shirts by affiliated facilities.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased during the relevant period.
The worker group was in direct support of two affiliated
facilities (Liberty Embroidery Wentworth Corporation, Embroidery
Division, Madison, North Carolina (TA-W-51,917) and Liberty
Embroidery Wentworth Corporation, Screen Print Division, Madison,
North Carolina (TA-W-53,982B)), whose workers are certified under
Trade Act of 1974.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
facility is related to an increase in imports and a shift in firm
functions to affiliated plants located aboard during the relevant
period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of
1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program

that the Department must consider under Section 246 of the

Trade Act are:

1. Whether a significant number of workers in the
workers' firm are 50 years of age or older.
2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.
3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion (2) has not been
met.
Workers in the workers' firm possess skills that are easily
transferable to other positions in the local area.
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 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 Wentworth Corporation, dba Liberty Textiles,
Eden, North Carolina who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after December 5, 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." and
"I further determine that all workers of Wentworth
Corporation, dba Liberty Textiles, Eden, North Carolina are
denied eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 5th day of March, 2004.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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