DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,491

HANES DYE & FINISHING COMPANY
WINSTON-SALEM, 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 December 12, 2005, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
the workers of Hanes Dye & Finishing Company, Winston-Salem,
North Carolina. The workers are engaged in the production of
finished fabric.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm is a
commission fabric finisher. Production and employment declined
from January through November 2005 over the corresponding 2004
period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customers regarding their sources of finished fabric
in 2003, 2004 and during January through November 2005. The
surveys revealed that customers increased import purchases
during relevant period.
Workers of the subject firm were previously certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under petition
number TA-W-52,790, which expired on October 8, 2005.
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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with finished fabric produced by
Hanes Dye & Finishing Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Hanes Dye & Finishing Company, Winston-
Salem, North Carolina who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after October 9, 2005 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 8th day of February, 2006

/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance