DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,508

WENTWORTH CORPORATION
LIBERTY MIAMI DISTRIBUTION CENTER
MIAMI, FLORIDA

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 November 21, 2008, in
response to a worker petition filed on behalf of workers of
Wentworth Corporation, Liberty Miami Distribution Center, Miami,
Florida. The workers are engaged in employment related to the
production of screen-print samples for the apparel industry.
The investigation revealed that employment and at the Miami
facility declined during the relevant period.
The subject firm is shifting part of its production from the
Miami facility to Honduras, a country that is party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
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 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 Wentworth Corporation, Liberty Miami
Distribution Center, Miami, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after October 31, 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
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 17th day of December 2008


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