DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-41,535

SIGHTS DENIM SYSTEMS, INC.
HENDERSON, KENTUCKY

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Trade 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 May 13, 2002, in response
to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of workers at
Sights Denim Systems, Inc., Henderson, Kentucky. The workers are
engaged in employment related to the production of denim apparel:
men's and women's jeans and jackets.
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject plant decreased during the relevant period.
U.S. imports of denim apparel exceeded domestic shipments in
all categories. The magnitude of women's jackets increased
sharply in 2001 and exceeds domestic shipments by more than 500
percent. Imports of men's jackets have exhibited a similar
trend.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced by Sights Denim
Systems, Inc., Henderson, Kentucky, 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 Sights Denim Systems, Inc., Henderson,
Kentucky, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after May 6, 2001, 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 at Washington, D.C., this 3rd day of July 2002.

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