DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,237

LINZHI FASHION INC.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK

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 October 2, 2007 in response
to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Linzhi Fashion Inc.,
New York, New York. The workers at the subject firm were engaged
in the cutting and sewing of women's pants and skirts. The workers
are not separately identifiable by article.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm declined absolutely upon its closure
in December 2006.
The investigation revealed that aggregate U.S. imports of
women's and girls' bottoms, including pants, increased absolutely
and relative to U.S. shipments in January through June 2007 when
compared with the same period in 2006; the U.S. import to U.S.
shipment ratio exceeded 100 percent in each 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 facility are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with women's pants and skirts produced
at Linzhi Fashion Inc., New York, New York contributed importantly
to the total or partial separation of workers and to the decline in
sales or production and at that firm or subdivision. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Linzhi Fashion Inc., New York, New York, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or
after September 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 14th day of November 2007

/s/ Linda G. Poole

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