DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,348

DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE (HAWAII), INC.
KUNIA, HAWAII

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 November 1, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by the International Longshore and
Warehouse Union, Local 142, on behalf of workers of Del Monte
Fresh Produce (Hawaii), Inc., Kunia, Hawaii. Workers at the
subject firm produce fresh pineapple.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject firm declined during the period of
January through October 2006, when compared to the same time
period in 2005.
The investigation further revealed that from 2004 to 2005,
aggregate U.S. imports of fresh pineapple increased absolutely and
relative to U.S. production. From January through October 2005 to
January through October 2006, aggregate U.S. imports of fresh
pineapple continued to increase.
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 fresh pineapple produced by Del
Monte Fresh Produce (Hawaii), Inc., Kunia, Hawaii, 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 Del Monte Fresh Produce (Hawaii), Inc.,
Kunia, Hawaii, who became totally separated from employment
on October 30, 2005, through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 9th day of January 2007

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