|   | April                18, 2007 |                 **EXHIBIT                10.12** |
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|   | **1.** | **THE                PARTIES** |
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|   | **2.** | **TERM** |
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|   | **3.** | **CAPACITY** |
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|   | **4.** | **COMPENSATION** |
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|   | (a) | A                base annual salary of $145,000 payable bi-weekly (the “Base Salary”);                and |
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|   | (b) | Participation,                if and when eligible, in the Company’s pension plan, profit sharing plan,                medical and disability plans, stock appreciation rights plan, stock                option                plans and/or ESOP. 401(k) plans when any such plans become effective;                and |
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|   | (c) | Such                benefits as are provided from time to time by the Company to its                officers                and employees; provided however that your annual vacation shall be                for a                period of 4 weeks, with no more than 2 such weeks taken at any one                time;                and |
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|   | (d) | An                automobile allowance in the amount of $625 per month, subject to                on-going                review and discretion of the Company;                and |
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|   | (e) | Reimbursement                for any dues and expenses incurred by you that are necessary and                proper in                the conduct of the Company’s business;                and |
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|   | (f) | An                annual bonus as set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement (the “Annual                Bonus”). |
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| **5.** | **ANNUAL                BONUS** |
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| **6.** | **NON-COMPETITION/SOLICITATION/CONFIDENTIALITY** |
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| **7.** | **TERMINATION** |
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|   | (a) | **Death**.                 Your employment shall terminate on the date of your death.  Your Base                Salary (as in effect on the date of death) shall continue through                the last                day of the month in which your death occurs.  Payment of your Base                Salary shall be made to your estate or your beneficiary as designated                in                writing to the Company.  Your estate or designated beneficiaries as                applicable shall also receive a pro-rata portion of the Annual Bonus,                if                any, determined for the fiscal year up to and including the date                of death                which shall be determined in good faith by the Compensation Committee                of                the Board of Directors.  Your beneficiaries shall also be entitled to                all other benefits generally paid by the Company on an employee’s                death. |
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|   | (b) | **Disability**.                 Your employment shall terminate if you become totally disabled.  Your                shall be deemed to be totally disabled in you are unable, for any                reason,                to perform any of your duties to the Company, with or without a reasonable                accommodation, for a period of 90 consecutive days or for periods                aggregating 120 days in any period of 180 consecutive                days. |
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|   | (c) | **Cause**.                 The Company may terminate your employment for “Cause”, which shall mean                termination based upon: (i) your failure to substantially perform                your                duties with the Company, after a written demand for such performance                is                delivered to you by the Company, which identifies the manner in which                you                have not performed your duties, (ii) your commission of an act of                fraud,                theft, misappropriation, dishonesty or embezzlement, (iii) your conviction                for a felony or pleading *nolo contendere* to a felony, (iv) your                failure to follow a lawful directive of management, or (v) your material                breach of any provision of this Agreement.  In the event of a                termination for Cause, the Company shall pay you, within thirty days                of                such termination, that portion of your Base Salary which is accrued                but                unpaid as of the date of such termination and any other benefits                accrued                prior to the date of termination under this                Agreement. |
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|   | (d) | **Other                Termination**.  Should you decide to leave the Company, you                will provide the Company with 45 days written notice.  Should the                Company decide to terminate you for any reason other than as set                forth                above, it shall have the right to buy out your contract rights herein                for                6 months Base Salary and any bonus due you on the date of termination,                all                concomitant with your execution of the Company’s standard severance                agreement and release. |
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| **8.** | **NOTICES** |
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| **9.** | **ASSIGNMENT                AND SUCCESSORS** |
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| **10.** | **WAIVER                OR MODIFICATION** |
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| **11.** | **SEPARABILITY** |
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| **12.** | **GOVERNING                LAW AND ARBITRATION** |
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| **13.** | **HEADINGS** |
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|                                      | LAKELAND                INDUSTRIES, INC. |
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|                                      | By:                                      | /s/Eric                O Hallman      |
|                                      |                                     | Eric                O. Hallman        |
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| AGREED                AND ACCEPTED:       | By:                                      | /s/John                J Collins      |
|                                      |                                     | John                J. Collins        |
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| /s/James                M McCormick       | By:                                      | /s/A                John Kreft        |
| James                M. McCormick         |                                     | A.                John Kreft          |
| Controller                & Treasurer |                                     |                                  |
|                                      | By:                                      | /s/Michael                Cirenza     |
|                                      |                                     | Michael                Cirenza        |
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|                                      | By:                                      | /s/Stephen                Bachelder   |
|                                      |                                     | Stephen                Bachelder      |
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|                                      |                                     | Board                of Directors     |
|                                      |                                     | Compensation                Committee |