Employment Agreement



     This agreement ("Agreement") has been entered into this 29th day of

November 2002, by and between Lakeland Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation

("Company"), and Christopher J. Ryan, and individual ("Executive").



                                                       IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:



SECTION 1:        DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.





          1.1  DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Agreement, the following words

               and phrases, whether or not capitalized, shall have the meanings

               specified below, unless the context plainly requires a different

               meaning.



          1.1  (a) "ACCRUED COMPENSATION" has the meaning set forth in Section

               4.5 of this Agreement.



          1.1  (b) "ACCRUED OBLIGATIONS" has the meaning set forth in Section

               4.1 (a) of this Agreement.



          1.1  (c) "ANNUAL BASE SALARY" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4

               (a) of this Agreement.



          1.1  (d) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.



          1.1  (e) "CAUSE" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 of this

               Agreement.



          1.1  (f) "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means:



               (i)     The acquisition by any individual, entity or group, or a

               Person (within the meaning of Section 13 (d) (3) or 14 (d) (2) of

               the Exchange Act) of ownership of 30% or more of either (a) the

               then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the

               "Outstanding Company Common Stock") or (b) the combined voting

               power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company

               entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the

               "Outstanding Company Voting Securities"); or

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               (ii)    Individuals who, as the date hereof, constitute the Board

               (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at

               least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any

               individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof

               whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's

               stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of

               the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be

               considered as though such individual were a member of the

               Incumbent Board, but excluding, as a member of the Incumbent

               Board, any such individual whose initial assumption of office

               occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election

               contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A

               promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened

               solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person

               other than the Board; or



               (iii)   Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a

               reorganization, merger or consolidation, in each case, unless,

               following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, (a) more

               than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common

               stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization,

               merger or consolidation and the combined voting power of the then

               outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to

               vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially

               owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the

               individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners,

               respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and

               Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such

               reorganization, merger or consolidation in substantially the same

               proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such

               reorganization, merger or consolidation, of the Outstanding

               Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities,

               as the case may be, (b) no Person beneficially owns, directly or

               indirectly, 30% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding

               shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such

               reorganization, merger or consolidation or the combined voting

               power of the then outstanding voting securities of such

               corporation, entitled to vote generally in the election of

               directors and (c) at least a majority of the members of the board

               of directors of the corporation resulting from such

               reorganization, merger or consolidation were members of the

               Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial

               agreement providing for such reorganization, merger or

               consolidation; or



               (iv)    Approval by the stockholders of the Company of (a) a

               complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (b) the

               sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the

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