DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,516

BEST TEXTILES INTERNATIONAL, LTD
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES ARE REPORTED UNDER FEID NUMBER FOR
BEST ARTEX, LLC
WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI

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)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on May 16, 2007 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers of Best Textiles
International, LTD, West Point, Mississippi. The workers produce
finished fabric. In particular, the workers bleach and dye
purchased greige cloth into finished form.
The investigation also revealed that workers' wages of Best
Textiles International, LTD, West Point, Mississippi, were also
reported under FEID number for Best Artex, LLC.
The investigation also revealed that the preponderance of
declines in employment at the subject facility is related to a
shift in production of finished fabric to Cambodia. The
investigation further revealed that the subject firm increased
imports of finished fabric during the relevant period.
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 was a shift in production from the
workers' firm or subdivision to Cambodia of articles like or
directly competitive with finished fabric produced by Best Textiles
International, LTD, West Point, Mississippi, and there has been or
is likely to be an increase in imports of like or directly
competitive articles. In accordance with the provisions of the
Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Best Textiles International, LTD, West Point,
Mississippi, including workers whose wages are reported under
FEID number for Best Artex, LLC, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after May 15, 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 22nd day of May 2007


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