Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 12/11/2005
Filed Date: 12/13/2006
Most Recent Update: 01/16/2007
Determination Date: 01/16/2007
Expiration Date: 01/16/2009
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-60,582
HARODITE INDUSTRIES, INC.
SOUTHERN DIVISION
TRAVELERS REST, SOUTH CAROLINA
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 December 13, 2006 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers of Harodite Industries, Inc., Southern
Division, Travelers Rest, South Carolina. Workers at the
subject firm produce apparel interlinings.
The investigation revealed that Harodite Industries, Inc.,
Southern Division, Travelers Rest, South Carolina, supplies
component parts for men's and boys' shirts, and at least 20
percent of its production or sales is supplied to a manufacturer
whose workers were certified eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance
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 of
Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are 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 Harodite Industries,
Inc., Southern Division, Travelers Rest, South Carolina 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 workers Harodite Industries, Inc., Southern
Division, Travelers Rest, South Carolina who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after December
11, 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 16th day of January 2007.
/s/Linda G. Poole
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LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance