DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-54,157

MARCO APPAREL
d/b/a MARGROVE, INC.
WALNUT GROVE, MISSISSIPPI

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 February 4, 2004 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Marco Apparel,
d/b/a Margrove, Inc., Walnut Grove, Mississippi. The workers at
the subject firm produced men's and ladies' pants and sweaters.
The Walnut Grove facility shut down in 2003. The loss of
employment at the subject facility is related to a shift in
production of men's and ladies' pants and sweaters to a country
(Mexico) 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 Mexico 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 Marco Apparel, d/b/a Margrove, Inc., Walnut
Grove, Mississippi who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after February 3, 2003 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 6th day of February 2004.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance