DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,374

OSAN MANUFACTURING
BOYERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

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 eligi-bility 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 November 26, 2001 in
response to a petition filed by the Union of Needle Trade
Industry and Textile Employees on behalf of workers at Osan
Manufacturing, Boyertown, Pennsylvania. The workers are engaged
in employment related to the production of men's slacks.
This investigation revealed that sales, production and
employment at the subject plant decreased during the period
under investigation.



The Department of Labor conducted a survey of the
subject firms' major customers regarding their purchases of
men's slacks during the relevant period. The survey revealed a
significant increase in foreign purchases of men's slacks during
the relevant period.
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 those produced by Osan Manufacturing,
Boyertown, Pennsylvania, contributed importantly to the decline
in sales or production and to the total or partial separation of
workers of that firm. In accordance with the provisions of the
Trade Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers at Osan Manufacturing, Boyertown,
Pennsylvania, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after November 16, 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 27th day of February, 2002

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