DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-40,948

BOERO INC.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

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 March 4, 2002 in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Boero Inc., Oakland, California. The workers were engaged in
employment related to the production of apparel, predominantly
women's sportswear (tops and pants) and jeans.
The investigation revealed that sales and employment at the
subject firm decreased during the period under investigation.



The investigation also disclosed that Boero Inc. workers
performed contract work for major garment customers who market
their garments through normal distribution channels. The subject
firm has been impacted by the high penetration of imports in this
market.
Aggregate U.S. imports in 2001 for women and girls=
shorts and slacks, women and girls= blouses and shirts, and boys
and men's jeans increased absolutely in the twelve month period
ending June 2001 over the corresponding period ending June 2000.
In calendar year 2000, the ratio of imports to domestic shipments
for women=s and girls blouses and shirts was over 390 percent.
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 apparel, including women's
sportswear and jeans, produced at Boero Inc., Oakland,
California, 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 Act, I make
the following certification:



"All workers of Boero Inc., Oakland, California, who became
totally or partially separated from employment on or after
January 29,2001, through two years from the date of certifi-
cation are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974."

Signed in Washington, D. C. this 25th day of March, 2002.


/s/ Edward A. Tomchick
______________________________
EDWARD A. TOMCHICK
Director, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance