DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-64,941

SOUTHWORTH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
SOUTHWORTH PRODUCTS CORP, INC., DIVISION
WELDERS AND ASSEMBLERS DEPARTMENT
MANILA, ARKANSAS

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 January 22, 2009 in
response to a petition filed by an Arkansas State Agency
Representative on behalf of workers of Southworth International
Group Inc., Southworth Products Corp, Inc., Division, Welders
and Assemblers Department, Manila, Arkansas. The Department
workers produce component parts (base and scissors) for
hydraulic lift tables. These products are used in medical and
dental applications. Workers are separately identifiable by
department from others at the facility.
The investigation revealed that employment within the
Department declined in 2008 compared with the previous year.
The decline in employment is directly attributable to a portion
of the components of hydraulic lift tables once produced by the
Welders and Assemblers Department being shifted to China. A
significant portion of the production abroad is imported into
the United States for further processing into the final product.
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 there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to
be an increase in imports of like or directly competitive
articles. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Southworth International Group Inc.,
formerly Southworth International Group Inc., Southworth
Products Corp, Inc., Division, Welders and Assemblers
Division, Manila, Arkansas, who become totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 20, 2008
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 6th of February 2009


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