DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-54,908

IN GEAR FASHIONS, INC.
MIAMI, FLORIDA

Negative Determination 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.
The investigation was initiated on May 13, 2004 in response to
a petition filed by a State agency representative on behalf of
workers of In Gear Fashions, Inc., Miami, Florida. The workers at
the subject firm perform the ticketing, folding, hanging, packing
and shipping of imported women's apparel.
The investigation revealed that In Gear Fashions, Inc., Miami,
Florida does not produce an article within the meaning of Section
222(a)(2) of the Act. In order to be considered eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, the worker group seeking certification (or on whose behalf
certification is being sought) must work for a "firm" or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article and there must be
a relationship between the workers' work and the article produced
by the workers' firm or appropriate subdivision. The packing and
shipping workers described above do not support a firm or
appropriate subdivision that produces an article domestically and
thus the worker group can not be considered import impacted or
affected by a shift in production of an article.
Conclusion
After careful review, I determine that all workers of In Gear
Fashions, Inc., Miami, Florida are denied eligibility to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 10th day of June 2004.


/s/ Linda G. Poole

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