DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,087

G8 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 March 28, 2008 in response to
a petition filed on behalf of workers of G8 Fashion, Inc., New York,
New York. The workers produced women's and girls' suits.
The investigation revealed that employment, sales, and
production at the subject facility decreased absolutely with the
facility's closure in September of 2007.
United States aggregate imports of women's and girls' suits were
very high in 2006, and increased relative to U.S. shipments in
January through June 2007 compared with the same period in 2006.
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 not
been met. 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 in the local area.

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

The Department has determined that the first criterion has not
been met.
The investigation revealed that there was not a significant
number of workers in the workers' firm who are 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 those produced by G8 Fashion, Inc., New York, New
York, contributed 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: 31
"All workers at G8 Fashion, Inc., New York, New York who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after March
19, 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."
I further determine that all workers of G8 Fashion, Inc., New
York, New York 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 31st day of March 2008

/s/ Richard Church

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RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance