DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,265

VF JEANSWEAR SERVICE SUPPORT CENTER
GREENSBORO, 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 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its 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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on November 4, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of VF Jeanswear Service Support Center, Greensboro, North
Carolina. The workers were engaged in providing technical,
Research and Development and manufacturing support for a certified
facility that produced jeans (men's, women's and children's).
Employees at the subject location were engaged in support of
another affiliated facility whose workers are currently certified
for Trade Adjustment Assistance: VF Jeanswear, El Paso, Texas (TA-
W-55,597). That certification was based on a shift of production
of jeans (men's, women's and children's) to countries (Costa Rica,
Mexico, and Honduras) which are parties to free trade agreements
with the United States.
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.
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 determine that there was a shift in production to
Mexico of articles that are like or directly competitive with those
produced by VF Jeanswear Service Support Center, where the subject
workers performed support activities. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of VF Jeanswear Service Support Center,
Greensboro, North Carolina, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after November 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 December 2005.

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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