DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-39,795
GARLAND SHIRT COMPANY
GARLAND, NORTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273) as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P. L. 100-418), 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 adjustment assistance each of the group eligibility requirements of Section 222 of the Act must be met. It is determined in this case that all of the requirements have been met.
The investigation was initiated on August 13, 2001, and filed on behalf of workers at Garland Shirt Company, Garland, North Carolina. The workers produced dress shirts.
This investigation revealed that sales, production and employment at the subject firm declined during the relevant periods.




United States imports of men's, boys', women's and girls' shirts and blouses increased in 2000 compared with 1999. The import/shipment ratio exceeded 100 percent for these import categories in 1999.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the investi-gation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles like or directly competitive with dress shirts produced at Garland Shirt Company, Garland, North Carolina, contributed importantly to the decline in sales or production and to the total or partial separation of workers of the subject firm. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Garland Shirt Company, Garland, North Carolina who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after July 30, 2000, through two years from the date of certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 15th day of October, 2001.

/s/ Linda G. Poole
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance