Findings of the Investigation

TA-W-61,579
JOCKEY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
MANUFACTURING DIVISION
MILLEN, GEORGIA

TA-W-61,579A
INCLUDING AN EMPLOYEE OF JOCKEY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
OPERATING OUT OF GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
EMPLOYED AT MANUFACTURING DIVISION
MILLEN, GEORGIA

Amended 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), and Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of labor issued a Certification
of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on June 15, 2007
applicable to workers of Jockey International, Inc.,
Manufacturing Division, Millen, Georgia. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on June 28, 2007 (72 FR 33516).
At the request of the petitioner, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. New
information shows that a worker separation has occurred involving
an employee of the Millen, Georgia facility of Jockey
International, Inc., paid and operating out of Greensboro, North
Carolina. Mr. Harrison Thrasher provided safety services for the
production of apparel cutting that is produced at the Millen,
Georgia location of the subject firm.
Based on these findings, the Department is amending this
certification to include an employee of the Greensboro, North
Carolina office of Jockey International, Inc., located at the
Millen, Georgia facility.
The intent of the Department’s certification is to include
all workers of Jockey International, Inc., Millen, Georgia, who
were adversely affected by increased customer imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-61,579 is hereby
issued as follows:
“All workers of Jockey International, Inc., Manufacturing
Division, Millen, Georgia (TA-W-61,579), including an
employee in support of Jockey International, Inc.,
Manufacturing Division, Millen, Georgia operating out of
Greensboro, North Carolina (TA-W-61,579A), who became
totally or partially separated from employment on March 22,
2006, through June 15, 2009, are eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974.”
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 10TH day of April 2007
/s/ Richard Church

RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance

4510-FN-P


DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,579

JOCKEY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
MANUFACTURING DIVISION
MILLEN, GEORGIA

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 May 25, 2007 in response to
a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Jockey International, Manufacturing Division, Millen, Georgia. The
workers at the subject firm are engaged in apparel cutting and are
separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that employment declined during the
period of January through April 2007, when compared to the same
time period in 2006.
Furthermore, the subject firm shifted a portion of apparel
cutting to a country (Costa Rica) that is a beneficiary under the
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.
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 Costa Rica 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:
"Workers of Jockey International, Manufacturing Division,
Millen, Georgia, engaged in employment related to apparel
cutting, who became totally separated from employment on March
22, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 15th day of June 2007


/s/Linda G. Poole

LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance








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