DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,592

BORDER APPAREL LAUNDRY, LTD.
7177 MERCHANT STREET
EL PASO, TEXAS

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 June 21, 2006 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Border Apparel Laundry, LTD., 7177 Merchant Street, El Paso, Texas.
The workers produce denim jeans.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm declined in the relevant time period.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
customers regarding their purchases of denim jeans in 2004, 2005
and January through May 2006. The survey revealed that a major
respondent increased its imports of denim jeans while decreasing
purchases from the subject firm in the relevant period.
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 denim jeans produced at Border
Apparel Laundry, LTD., 7177 Merchant Street, El Paso, Texas,
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 Border Apparel Laundry, LTD., 7177 Merchant
Street, El Paso, Texas who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after June 19, 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 18th day of August, 2006
/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance