DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,375

INTERNATIONAL LEGWEAR GROUP
ATHENS, TENNESSEE

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 October 29, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of International Legwear Group, Athens, Tennessee. The
workers produced socks.
The workers of the subject facility were certified eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance under TA-W-57,858A, which
expired September 14, 2007.
The investigation revealed that separations of workers at
the Athens facility have taken place, and International Legwear
has shifted production to countries (Honduras and the Dominican
Republic) that are beneficiaries under the Caribbean Economic
Recovery Act.
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 Honduras and the
Dominican Republic 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:



"All workers of International Legwear Group, Athens,
Tennessee who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 15, 2007 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 January 2008


/s/Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance