DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-63,089

GARMENT TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS SIGNUM, LLC
GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA

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 by a company official on behalf of
the workers of Garment Technologies Incorporated, Gaffney, South
Carolina. The workers produce finished garments, in particular
pre-washed dyed garments.
The investigation revealed Garment Technologies
Incorporated employed on-site leased workers from Signum, LLC.
The investigation also revealed employment and sales at the
subject facility decreased in January through March 2008 when
compared to the same period in 2007.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firm's major
declining customer regarding purchases of dyed garments. The
survey revealed increased import purchases in January through
March 2008.
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 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 increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the dyed garments produced by
Garment Technologies Incorporated, Gaffney, South Carolina,
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:
"All workers of Garment Technologies Incorporated, Gaffney,
South Carolina, including on-site leased workers from
Signum, LLC, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after March 27, 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 11th day of April 2008.

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