DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,962

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ADECCO EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND WACKENHUT
JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA

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 March 3, 2006, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Colgate-Palmolive Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana,
including on-site leased workers from Adecco Employment Services
and Wackenhut. The workers produce toothpaste, powder cleanser
and shave cream.

The preponderance in the decline in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in plant production of
toothpaste, powder cleanser and shave cream to countries (Mexico
and Canada) that are party to a free trade agreement 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 do not possess skills that are 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 Mexico and Canada of
articles that are like or directly competitive with toothpaste,
powder cleanser and shave cream produced by the subject firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Colgate-Palmolive Company, Jeffersonville,
Indiana, including on-site leased workers from Adecco
Employment Services and Wackenhut, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February
28, 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 23rd day of March, 2006

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