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The group remains in Thailand, which is the world's largest exporter of chicken, sending
110,000 tons to the United Kingdom annually. For the first time, a factory will allow consumers inside to see the operations up close. The group joins the 4,000 workers on the cutting room floor where they process 140,000 birds. To guarantee this lofty target, each worker has stringent goals they must meet.
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The group is put to the test to see if they can keep up with the factory line, where every employee is expected to separate 12 pieces of chicken a minute. That's 720 pieces every hour and over 5,000 pieces a day. Workers here can be on their feet for up to eight hours a day ... six days a week. For some in the group, they hit their breaking point.
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