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Roughly 8100 employees could be impacted following an announcement last week that Hanesbrands would be closing nine North American plants. The underwear maker which includes Hanes, Playtex and Wonderbra plans to eliminate 16 percent of its North American workforce as it moves jobs to Asia. The move will nearly end the company’s production relationship with the United States as it closes two of its last remaining plants in the U.S. as well as an inventory storage warehouse. Other countries being impacted by the closures are Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, and El Salvador. The company plans to add 6000 jobs in Asia by the end of the year.