DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-61,959

SEWELL CLOTHING COMPANY, INC.
BREMEN, GEORGIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply For
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 August 9, 2007 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers of
Sewell Clothing Company, Inc., Bremen, Georgia. The workers were
engaged in support activities related to the production of men's
suits that are produced at an affiliated plant.
In order to be considered eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, the worker
group seeking certification (or on whose behalf certification is
being sought) must work for a "firm" or appropriate subdivision
that produces an article and there must be a relationship between
the workers' work and the article produced by the workers' firm or
appropriate subdivision. The subject workers support an
appropriate subdivision that produces an article domestically and
thus the worker group can be considered import impacted or affected
by a shift in production of an article.
Separations at the subject plant were caused importantly by a
reduced demand for their support functions from a certifiable
facility which produced an article. The investigation revealed
that those conditions have been met in this case.
The affiliated plant experienced declines in sales and/or
production during the relevant period. The Department of Labor
obtained aggregate data regarding men's and boys' suits. In
addition, aggregate United States imports of these products
increased both absolutely and relative to shipments during the
relevant period. The ratio of United States imports to domestic
shipments was in excess of 600 percent in 2007. These factors
contributed importantly to the layoffs at the subject plant.
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.

The group eligibility criteria for the ATAA program that the
Department must consider under Section 246 of the Trade Act are:
1. Whether a significant number of workers in the workers'
firm are 50 years of age or older.

2. Whether the workers in the workers' firm possess skills
that are not easily transferable.

3. The competitive conditions within the workers' industry
(i.e., conditions within the industry are adverse).

The Department has determined that criterion 1 has not been
met. The investigation revealed that a significant number of
workers in the workers' firm are not 50 years of age or older.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with men's and boys' suits contributed
importantly to the total or partial separation of workers at Sewell
Clothing Company, Inc., Bremen, Georgia. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:


"All workers of Sewell Clothing Company, Inc., Bremen, Georgia
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after July 18, 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."
I further determine that all workers of Sewell Clothing
Company, Inc., Bremen, Georgia, are denied eligibility to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the
Trade Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 3rd day of October, 2007.


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