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EXHIBIT 99.6 

CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a) 

I, Glenn J. Chamandy, certify that: 

1. 

I have reviewedthis annual report on Form 40-F of Gildan Activewear Inc.; 

2. 

Based on myknowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material factor omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in lightof the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report; 

3. 

Based on myknowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included inthis report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periodspresented in this report; 

4. 

The issuer's othercertifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13(a) - 15(f) and 15(d) - 15(f)) for the issuer and have: 

(a) 

Designed suchdisclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls andprocedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that materialinformation relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, ismade known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the periodin which this report is being prepared; 

(b) 

Designed suchinternal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control overfinancial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonableassurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparationof financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generallyaccepted accounting principles; 

(c) 

Evaluated theeffectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presentedin this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this reportbased on such evaluation; and 

(d) 

Disclosed in thisreport any change in the issuer's internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materiallyaffected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's internalcontrol over financial reporting; and 

5. 

The issuer's othercertifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation ofinternal control over financial reporting, to the issuer's auditors and theaudit committee of the issuer's board of directors (or persons performing theequivalent functions): 

(a) 

All significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internalcontrol over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affectthe issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; and 

(b) 

Any fraud, whetheror not material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the issuer's internal control over financial reporting. 

Date: December 19, 2007 

| /s/ *Glenn J.                     Chamandy* |
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| Name:                                       | Glenn J.                     Chamandy |
| Title:                                      | President and Chief Executive Officer |
|                                        |   |

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**CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a)**
I, Laurence G. Sellyn, certify that: 

1. 

I have reviewedthis annual report on Form 40-F of Gildan Activewear Inc.; 

2. 

Based on myknowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material factor omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in lightof the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report; 

3. 

Based on myknowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included inthis report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periodspresented in this report; 

4. 

The issuer's othercertifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13(a) - 15(f) and 15(d) - 15(f)) for the issuer and have: 

(a) 

Designed suchdisclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls andprocedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that materialinformation relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, ismade known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the periodin which this report is being prepared; 

(b) 

Designed suchinternal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control overfinancial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonableassurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparationof financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generallyaccepted accounting principles; 

(c) 

Evaluated theeffectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presentedin this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosurecontrols and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this reportbased on such evaluation; and 

(d) 

Disclosed in thisreport any change in the issuer's internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materiallyaffected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's internalcontrol over financial reporting; and 

5. 

The issuer's othercertifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation ofinternal control over financial reporting, to the issuer's auditors and theaudit committee of the issuer's board of directors (or persons performing theequivalent functions): 

(a) 

All significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internalcontrol over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affectthe issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; and 

(b) 

Any fraud, whetheror not material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the issuer's internal control over financial reporting. 

Date: December 19, 2007 
/s/ *Laurence G.                     Sellyn*Name:Laurence G.                     SellynTitle:                     Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial and                     Administrative Officer