DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,064

VF JEANSWEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
A SUBSIDIARY OF VF CORPORATION
WILSON, NORTH CAROLINA

Amended 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 (19
USC 2273), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on October 17, 2005,
applicable to workers of VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, a
subsidiary of VF Corporation, Wilson, North Carolina. The notice
will be published soon in the Federal Register.
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of men’s, women’s, and children’s
pants and jeans.
New findings show that there was a previous certification,
TA-W-53,000A, issued on October 14, 2003, for workers of VF
Jeanswear Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of VF Corporation,
Wilson, North Carolina who were engaged in employment related to
the production of men’s, women’s, and children’s pants and jeans.
That certification expired October 14, 2005. To avoid an overlap
in worker group coverage, the certification is being amended to
change the impact date from October 15, 2004 to October 15, 2005,
for workers of the subject firm.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-58,064 is hereby
issued as follows:
"All workers of VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, a
subsidiary of VF Corporation, Wilson, North Carolina who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after October 15, 2005, through October 17, 2007, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 31st day of October 2005.

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


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,064

VF JEANSWEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
A SUBSIDIARY OF VF CORPORATION
WILSON, 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 October 4, 2005 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of VF Corporation,
Wilson, North Carolina. The workers produce men’s, women’s, and
children’s pants and jeans; they are not separately identifiable by
specific product.
Workers at the subject firm were certified eligible to apply
for trade adjustment assistance benefits on October 14, 2003 (TA-W-
57,574). That certification expired October 14, 2005.
This investigation revealed that declines in employment at the
subject firm are related to a shift in production of men’s,
women’s, and children’s pants and jeans to countries (Mexico,
Costa Rica, Honduras) that are parties to a free trade agreement
with the United States.
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 to positions
with similar pay and benefits. Furthermore, competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine 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 VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, a subsidiary
of VF Corporation, Wilson, North Carolina who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after October 15,
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 17th day of October, 2005.

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