DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,869

INTERNATIONAL LEGWEAR GROUP
ALSO REFERRED TO AS NEUVILLE INDUSTRIES, INC.
HICKORY FACILITY DIVISION
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM EXPRESS, ACCUFORCE, AND
ROBERT HALF
HICKORY, NORTH 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 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 January 31, 2007, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of International Legwear Group, also known as Neuville
Industries, Inc., Hickory Facility Division, Hickory, North
Carolina. Workers at the subject firm manufacture socks.
The subject firm also leased workers from Accuforce, Express,
and Rober Half also located in Hickory, North Carolina.
The workers' wages were reported under the federal employer
identification number for Neuville Industries, Inc.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from 2005 to January 2007.
The subject firm shifted the production of socks to a country
(Mexico) that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
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 there has been a shift in
production from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
by the subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of International Legwear Group, referred to as
Neuville Industries, Inc., Hickory Facility Division, Hickory,
North Carolina, including on-site leased workers of Accuforce,
Express, and Robert Half, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 30, 2006,
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 20th day of February, 2007


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