DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,986

SARDELLI INTERNATIONAL LLC
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND


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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 21, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Sardelli
International LLC, Providence, Rhode Island. The workers are
engaged in the production of precious metal earrings.
Employment at the subject plant has declined, and the subject
firm has shifted plant production of precious metal earrings to a
country (Dominican Republic) that is a beneficiary country under
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act 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 addition, 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers' firm or subdivision to the Dominican Republic of
articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced
at Sardelli International LLC, Providence, Rhode Island. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:




"All workers of Sardelli International LLC, Providence, Rhode
Island, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after February 14, 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 2nd day of March, 2007.


/s/Elliott S. Kushner
______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance