DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,597A

VF JEANSWEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
SUBSIDIARY OF VF CORPORTION
FABEN FACILITY
CUTTING AND PARTS DIVISION
FABENS, TEXAS

TA-W-55,597B

VF JEANSWEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
SUBSIDIARY OF VF CORPORATION
ROJAS FACILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
EL PASO, TEXAS

TA-W-55,97C

VF JEANSWEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
SUBSIDIARY OF VF CORPORATION
RIVERSIDE FACILITY
LAUNDRY AND FINISHING DIVISION
EL PASO, TEXAS


Amended 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 (19
USC 2273) the Department of Labor issued a Certification of
Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance on September 23, 2004,
applicable to workers of VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership,
subsidiary of VF Corporation, Cutting and Parts Division, Fabens,
Texas, VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, subsidiary of VF
Corporation, Administrative Division, El Paso, Texas and VF
Jeanswear Limited Partnership, subsidiary of VF Corporation,
Laundry and Finishing Division, El Paso, Texas. The notice will
be published soon in the Federal Register.
At the request of the State agency, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers
are engaged in the production of jeans for men; women and
children provide administrative support services, and laundry and
finishing of the jeans and are separately identifiable by
location.
New findings show that there was a previous certification,
TA-W-40,737 and TA-W-40,737A, issued on February 11, 2002, for
workers of VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, Fabens Facility,
Fabens, Texas, Rojas Facility, El Paso, Texas and Riverside
Facility, El Paso, Texas who were engaged in employment related
to the production of jeans, administrative support services and
laundry and finishing of the jeans. That certification expired
February 11, 2004. To avoid an overlap in worker group coverage,
the certification is being amended to change the impact date from
September 10, 2003 to February 12, 2004, for workers of the
subject firm.



The amended notice applicable to TA-W-55,597A, TA-W-55,597B
and TA-W-55,597C are hereby issued as follows:
"All workers of VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, subsidiary
of VF Corporation, Fabens Facility, Cutting and Parts
Division, Fabens, Texas (TA-W-55,597A), VF Jeanswear Limited
Partnership, subsidiary of VF Corporation, Rojas Facility,
Administrative Division, El Paso, Texas (TA-W-55,597B), and
VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, subsidiary of VF
Corporation, Riverside Facility, Laundry and Finishing
Division, El Paso, Texas, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after February 12, 2004,
through September 23, 2006, 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 at Washington, D.C. this 4th day of October 2004

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



DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,597

VF JEANSWEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
SUBSIDIARY OF VF CORPORATION
SEWING DIVISION
EL PASO, TEXAS

TA-W-55,597A

VF JEANSWEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
SUBSIDIARY OF VF CORPORATION
CUTTING AND PARTS DIVISION
FABENS, TEXAS

TA-W-55,597B

VF JEANSWEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
SUBSIDIARY OF VF CORPORATION
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
EL PASO, TEXAS

TA-W-55,597C

VF JEANSWEAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
SUBSIDIARY OF VF CORPORATION
LAUNDRY AND FINISHING DIVISION
EL PASO, TEXAS

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 September 13, 2004 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers at VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, subsidiary of VF
Corporation, Sewing Division, El Paso, Texas (TA-W-55,597), VF
Jeanswear Limited Partnership, subsidiary of VF Corporation,
Cutting and Parts Division, Fabens, Texas (TA-W-55,597A), VF
Jeanswear Limited Partnership, subsidiary of VF Corporation,
Administrative Division, El Paso, Texas (TA-W-55,597B), and VF
Jeanswear Limited Partnership, subsidiary of VF Corporation,
Laundry and Finishing Division, El Paso, Texas (TA-W-55,597C). The
workers at the subject facilities are engaged in the production of
jeans (e.g.- men’s, women’s and children’s).
The investigation revealed that production and employment at
the subject firm decreased from 2002 to 2003 and again during the
period from January through August 2004 compared to the same period
in 2003.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the subject
firm is related to a shift in production of jeans to countries
(Costa Rica, Mexico and Honduras) that are a party to a free trade
agreement with the United States.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 of 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 conclude that there was a shift in production from
the workers’ firm or subdivision to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act,
I make the following certification:







"All workers of VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, subsidiary
of VF Corporation, Sewing Division, El Paso Texas (TA-W-
55,597), VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, subsidiary of VF
Corporation, Cutting and Parts Division, Fabens, Texas (TA-W-
55,597A), VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, subsidiary of VF
Corporation, Administrative Division, El Paso, Texas (TA-W-
55,597B), and VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, subsidiary of
VF Corporation, Laundry and Finishing Division, El Paso, Texas
(TA-W-55,597C) who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 10, 2003 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 23rd day of September 2004.


/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

______________________________
ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance