DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,771

HANESBRANDS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM DIVERSCO, INC.
CHINA GROVE, NORTH 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, 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 December 23, 2008, in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Hanesbrands, Inc., China Grove, North Carolina. The
workers produce yarn.
The investigation revealed that employment and production at
the China Grove facility declined absolutely in December 2008.
The subject firm is shifting its production to Honduras and El
Salvador, resulting in a decline in production and employment at
the subject facility. Both countries are 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 and El Salavador 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 Hanesbrands, Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Diversco, Inc., China Grove, North Carolina, who
become totally or partially separated from employment on or
after December 17, 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 22nd day of January 2009


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