DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-57,676

CLAYSON KNITING COMPANY, INC.
RED SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
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 August 5, 2005 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Clayson Knitting
Company, Inc., Red Springs, North Carolina. The workers were
engaged in the production of hosiery (i.e. socks).
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject
plant declined during the relevant period. The investigation
further revealed that the subject firm shifted production of
hosiery to the Dominican Republic and Honduras, which are

beneficiary countries under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery
Act.
In addition, in order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and possess skills that are not easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
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 Dominican Republic and 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 at Clayson Knitting Company, Inc., Red
Springs, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 1, 2004 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 are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 15th day of August 2005.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance