DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,020

VENUS ACCESSORIES, LTD
LONG ISLAND CITY, 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
(19 USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance as a secondarily affected worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and
issue a certification of eligibility for secondary workers
to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group
eligibility requirements of paragraph (b) of Section 222 of
the Trade Act, as amended, must be met. It is determined in
this case that the requirements of (b) of Section 222, as
amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 7, 2006,
in response to a petition filed by on behalf of the workers
of Venus Accessories, LTD, Long Island City, New York. The
workers are engaged in the production of ribbons, lace and
trimmings for home furnishing and apparel industries.
The investigation revealed that Venus Accessories,
LTD, Long Island City, New York, supplies component parts
for finished fabric for sheeting and bedding products and a
loss of business with a manufacturer of finished fabric for
sheeting and bedding products whose workers were certified
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance contributed
importantly to the separation or threat of separation of
workers at Venus Accessories, LTD, Long Island City, New
York.
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 workers of Venus
Accessories, LTD, Long Island City, New York, qualify as
adversely affected secondary workers under Section 222 of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Venus Accessories, LTD, Long Island
City, New York, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after August 14, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 25th day of September, 2006


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