DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,084

LADY ESTER LINGERIE CORPORATION
NEW YORK, NEW YORK


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)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on March 24, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Lady Ester Lingerie Corporation in New York, New York. The subject
firm functions as the center of operations for the Lady Ester
Lingerie Corporation and its' subsidiaries. The workers are
engaged in a variety of activities related to the production of
lingerie and undergarments.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the subject firm declined from 2004 to 2005 and during January to
February 2006 over the corresponding January to February 2005
period.
The company increased imports of lingerie during the relevant
period.
In addition, 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 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the division 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 lingerie and undergarments
produced by Lady Ester Lingerie Corporation, New York, New York,
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 Lady Ester Lingerie Corporation, New York, New
York, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 24, 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 7TH day of April, 2006



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