DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,561

B&G INTERNATIONAL, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ADP TOTAL SOURCE II, INC.
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

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 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 December 12, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a state agency representative on
behalf of workers at B&G International, Inc., Newark, New Jersey.
The workers produce plastic belt hangers.
The subject firm leased workers from ADP Total Source II, Inc.
to work on-site at B&G International, Inc., Newark, New Jersey to
produce plastic belt hangers.
This investigation revealed that sales and employment declined
at the subject firm during the relevant period.
The investigation further revealed that the subject firm
increased imports of plastic belt hangers during the relevant
period.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 increased imports of articles like
or directly competitive with plastic belt hangers produced B&G
International, Inc., Newark, New Jersey, contributed importantly to
the total or partial separation of workers at that firm or
subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of B&G International, Inc., Newark, New Jersey
including on-site leased workers from ADP Total Source II,
Inc. who became totally or partially separated from employment
on or after December 10, 2006 through two years from the date
of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assis-
tance 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 February, 2008

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