DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,009

PHILLIPS VAN HEUSEN CORPORATION
DRESS SHIRT DIVISION
OZARK, ALABAMA

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 March 13, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Phillips Van Heusen Corporation, Dress Shirt Division, Ozark,
Alabama. The workers produce men's and boys' dress shirts.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm has
maintained a high and increasing level of shirt importation
compared with their own sales and production throughout the
relevant period.
United States imports of men's and boys' shirts increased both
absolutely and relative to U.S. shipments in the twelve months
ending June, 2005 compared with the same period one year earlier.
Imports were over 450 percent of U.S. shipments in 2004.
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 men's and boys' dress shirts
produced at Phillips Van Heusen Corporation, Dress Shirt Division,
Ozark, Alabama 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 Phillips Van Heusen Corporation, Dress Shirt
Division, Ozark, Alabama who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after March 10, 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 21st day of March, 2006.

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