Hats Show Me What You're Made Of

Olly, Kassia, Mali, Rhianna and Michael

have been on an incredible adventure in Brazil.

LAUGHTER

Oh! That's massive!

They have travelled the length and breadth

of this colourful country,

which is next to host the World Cup and the Olympic Games.

They've taken on some of the toughest jobs

Brazil has to offer.

There is so much to do, though.

I don't think that, realistically, I could work in anything like this.

I am so glad it is over.

Making bikes...

It's just so complicated.

..and gadgets...

Oh, I can't get these off. I was doing really well as well.

..processing prawns...

I am the prawn king.

..and even beef.

Let's go, guys.

Do you know how hard it is to manoeuvre with a wheelbarrow?

They've been repelled...

People are just flinging meat all over the place.

It's really overwhelming.

They've rebelled...

Nani is not the right boss in the prawn factory.

They've even been expelled.

Who is fired?

Michael is fired.

I am...fuming.

Now it's the last leg of their journey

and they move to the southeast of Brazil

to make baseball caps.

CHEERING

Can they hold it together as a team...

-You're not listening to me, are ya?

-No.

..show they are up to the job...

-This is bad.

-Surprise, surprise.

-I don't even know what I'm doing.

And what happens when they get news from home?

Oh, Olly, I've not even said anything yet!

Don't cry.

It's nearing the end of our epic trip around Brazil

and where we are going to today,

the local economy rests on something unexpected.

It may be their last job in Brazil,

but they will still have to prove themselves.

Follow me...

Our final factory is in Apucarana.

This place is famous for one thing.

There are 250 factories manufacturing them

and even the bus stops here pay tribute to them.

We are in the baseball cap capital of the world.

CHEERING

If you can't cut it in hats, you can't work in this town.

And Italia Milano is Apucarana's biggest baseball cap factory.

All of you have a baseball cap

and many of them come from places like this.

Their 200 staff cut, stitch and steam 25,000 caps every week.

It's repetitive work and nearly every job here

is done by hand.

Time for our kids to meet the hat honchos.

Nice to meet you both, thanks for having us.

-OK, so let me introduce you to...

-Guilherme.

-Guilherme.

He's going to be your boss for the next few days.

-And this is...Marcelo?

-Marcelo.

-Marcelo is the owner.

Welcome to our factory, Italia Milano.

-We make, like, 5,000 hats per day.

-That's a lot of hats. 5,000 a day?

Yes. The hat industry is the biggest employer in town.

About 10,000 people.

So the hats here are so, so important,

they're vital for so many families.

I am looking forward to it, cos the caps are pretty cool.

Let's go. Thank you.

Can the kids demonstrate at last

that they have what it takes to do a factory job -

fully focused and without complaint?

OK, gang. Huddle in.

So you are making the peaks of the caps today.

This is a routine job in cap making.

To make the peak of the cap,

you have to line up the cloth seam with the edge of the plastic frame.

There must be no creases.

A normal worker would do 300 pieces an hour.

And your target is going to be 500 an hour.

-100 each?

-Yes.

You've got to make it right, not just put it in.

The most important thing about this task in the final factory

is that you're all working as a team.

So you guys are going to be judged entirely as a group.

So either you all stand or all fall.

-So if one person don't do it, then we have all failed?

-Yes.

Don't look at me, Oliver.

I think it's quite easy.

Hopefully, everyone tries really hard.

-Going to give it everything you've got, Michael?

-Yeah.

Good luck, guys, because it's tougher than it looks.

You just think it's shoving a bit of plastic into some material,

but you've got to make it straight and it doesn't go straight.

It's a bit harder than I thought.

I'm having the same problem as Rhianna,

stopping all of that going wrinkly.

This just doesn't work.

I just don't know which way to put it in.

Although it looks simple, actually, they seem really confused.

They look like they are finding the whole thing quite daunting.

Ten minutes in, worried that the quality is slipping,

Guilherme wants to see who is doing it right.

No, it's not good. You got to make it right.

-Again...

-Not Olly.

No good.

-This is good.

-Yes to Kassia.

-This is a good one.

-Mali, too.

-This is bad.

-No to Michael.

Surprise, surprise.

-This is bad.

-Why?

-And the same with Rhianna.

And then like that.

He pretty much came along and was like,

"Rubbish, rubbish, rubbish."

Look at all Mali's and everyone else's.

And I've done three.

Rhianna, Michael and Olly have all got creases in their caps.

The only ones making it perfect are Kassia and Mali.

You're going to have to redo all of these ones you've done wrong.

This is a team effort, yeah?

If three of you are lagging, you are going to all fail.

The pressure's on Olly, Rhianna and Michael

to turn it around.

We've got to redo them all. Michael's got to redo his.

I've redone them all, Rhianna.

Otherwise, Michael, you're going to let the whole team down.

And cracks start to appear in the team.

-You're not listening to me, are ya?

-No.

You need to put them in a line.

Michael, I don't know why you're mucking around.

Because they're both screaming at us and it's really aggravating us.

Got Mali yapping at us about ordering a box,

when to be honest, they just go in a box.

They're in a box.

The thing about this particular task is that it has to be a team effort.

The boss made that so clear very early on.

Not getting on as a team very well at all.

I'm worried that despite everything they've learnt,

they aren't going to succeed as a team on this task.

Ask for a new box if it's too full. Use your common sense.

As the task nears its end, they all complete what they can.

OK, guys.

-Finish your work.

-Finally!

-LAUGHING:

-There he is! Salsa Olly is back.

Rhianna?

-You relieved it's over?

-Yes.

As they've been trying to get it right

for an hour and a half now,

the boss has upped their target to 150 caps each and not 100.

I can tell you all now that none of you managed the target.

One of you produced 107.

So that person was Kassia.

The second person, with 96, is...Mali.

Quite happy with that.

So Kassia and Mali, I think, did noticeably well.

The other three did significantly worse.

Rhianna, you're next.

You managed 51. That is only a third.

Yeah - I should have worked a bit faster.

Have to be quicker, yeah?

That leaves the bottom two places to the boys.

With 34, we've got...

..Michael.

I don't even know how I didn't get the worst this time.

Michael, you managed 34, which obviously isn't a huge amount.

I think we all struggled on it, including Kassia and Mali.

They both had rejects as well.

107, 96 is significantly better than 51 and 34.

-Olly, how many do you think you did?

-About 20?

You did 21.

-That's worst of the whole bunch. So it's not great.

-No.

This was a team effort.

Now, you either all did amazingly well or you all failed.

And unfortunately,

even though there were two strong assets to the team,

you have failed on this task and you'll all be demoted.

OK?

It's a very poor show.

-Sorry.

-Sorry.

Do you understand why that's happened?

Yeah, I understand.

Not happy, though.

I'm pretty annoyed at that, but as Mali said,

we didn't work as a team.

This is something that you five should know by now, yeah?

You've been to five different factories,

and it's a similar situation throughout them all.

Have a look around. Look at these women.

Every single person you look at here, apart from you five,

are following the instructions.

They're all silent. They're all getting their head down.

They're all getting on with it.

Overall, I think we are all feeling a bit gutted,

especially Mali and Kass, because they tried really hard.

It is quite annoying

when Kassia keeps on getting the promotion,

keeps on getting the promotion.

I feel a little bit guilty that...Kassia and Mali

were demoted as well, but nothing we can do.

'I'm disappointed that it's come to this -

'a demotion for the whole team.'

-Come on, guys. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

I've got to get them back on course.

'I think I have a solution.

'I have some letters from their parents with me.'

Well, let me give these out to you. This is Mali's...

'Hopefully, these should motivate them.'

Kassia, that's yours...

Michael, let's do you first.

Oh...bring on the embarrassment, eh?

That's what mums are for.

"Michael, I guess when you read this,

"you'll be coming to the end of your wonderful adventure.

"I hope you have tried your best at every task you've been set

"and prove to yourself that you can do anything

"if you set your mind to it - including housework.

"You're going to be a huge miss for three weeks.

"I even think I'll miss your mess."

What do you reckon?

It's really nice of her, but she really has pointed out...

I really do get a lot.

And I think she really strives and she really works to make it

so you have everything you want, Michael. Everything.

Definitely.

Michael, your mum has spoke there

about really hoping that you've applied yourself.

I feel as if I've let my mum down a bit

for not trying as hard as I should have.

I think what she's saying is,

"Michael, please believe that you can do all these wicked things",

because you can.

If you can take anything from this whole experience,

my advice would be - and I know the bosses' would be -

just believe in yourself a bit more and don't give up so easily.

OK. Olly?

LAUGHTER

Do you not want to read it? You sure?

Oh, Olly, I've not even said anything yet!

-Don't cry.

-Go. Go.

OK - "Dear Champ...

"..the house is so, so quiet

"and it's stayed tidy since you've left.

"It's been really hard not seeing your smiley face every day.

"However, we do not miss, Olly, you always hiding from us,

"pretending you're always asleep and wanting things."

Why are you so emotional, you think?

Because she does everything for me and I feel guilty.

So she makes my bed,

she opens my curtains,

she cleans my room...

She does everything.

So why are things going to be different?

Because I've seen how much, like, when we've met kids from here,

they do everything for their family.

They help themselves and they help their family.

I feel really guilty because my mum means so much to me.

OK.

So why don't we hear from Rhianna?

"Well, Rhianna, what can I say?

"You are leaving us for three whole weeks.

"What are we going to do without you?"

I can't read.

-Do you need me to help you?

-Yeah.

-All right.

"Rhianna, what are we going to do without you?

"Although the house will be so much quieter,

"my purse won't seem quite so light."

LAUGHTER

-You OK?

-Yeah.

"The car will be glad of the rest too,

"as it won't be a full-time taxi.

"We're all so proud of you

"and hope you are having a wonderful time

"and making the most of this fantastic experience."

Why do you think you're so emotional?

It's weird, her writing that,

because she never really said anything like that.

She does ferry me about everywhere, she does give me a lot of money

and, like, she does it all, so...

Does this letter want to make you want to behave slightly differently?

I wish we'd have had these letters earlier,

cos if we'd have had these letters, like,

I think we'd have all tried so much harder -

although we did try in all the factories,

we'd have given that extra 10% in and made it that much better.

We wouldn't have given up so easily.

You know, people work in these conditions

for eight hours a day - that's what I'm saying to you.

Please don't think "I'm going to be amazing for an hour

"and then I can chip", because that's not real.

-They've got to do it for eight hours.

-Do you understand that?

-Yeah.

Try and be a better version of yourselves now, I think.

With their first group demotion to face in the morning,

the kids have much to think about.

It's the end of our working day here in the city of baseball caps

and it seems like reading the letters

from their families back home in the UK

has left a lasting impression on our five kids.

It's their last day tomorrow, here in Brazil,

and I'm wondering if now they've heard some home truths,

whether that will make a difference.

It's the morning of day two in Apucarana

and the world is waking up to go to work.

It's the kids' last chance to show

that they can do a proper day's work.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-Hiya.

-Hello.

What are we doing today, what do you reckon?

-Counting something.

-Cleaning up something.

I reckon it's going to be proper boring.

You know you're all demoted.

But actually, I'm going to split you up today.

So the boys are not going to be working in the factory.

You're going to be working in a small workshop

in somebody's home.

And girls, you're going to be staying at the factory.

The most important thing to remember today

is that this is still a team effort.

I'm going to speak to your boss, I'm going to hear from your boss,

and all the feedback that I'm given will be considered.

You stand or you fall, guys, as a team, as one.

Yeah.

Olly and Michael got the lowest scores yesterday

and they are off now to one of the 150 tiny baseball cap workshops

in the city.

Hello!

Their boss Giselle works from home

to supply the bigger factories with stitched cap peaks.

-I'm Olly.

-Michael.

-TRANSLATION:

-It's a pleasure. I'm Giselle. This is Cindy.

-Hello!

-Hi!

She only gets paid if the work is of a high quality

and she delivers to a deadline.

How many of these parts do you make in one week?

I can make 5,000-6,000 when it's quiet.

Sometimes I make 7,000 or 8,000. But normally it's 6,000.

-Wow.

-That is a lot.

I thought this was a lot.

It's crazy, isn't it?

Will the boys make the grade here today?

Are you sitting there? And you are sitting here.

Olly's drawn the short straw and is filling the peaks again.

This is the task I did yesterday.

Only this time, he's got a handy gadget to help him.

-Hold this.

-Ah!

Michael is trimming the threads from the stitched peaks.

Yellow is always face-up. You can do the other side.

Basically, I just have to cut

the little bit of thread in between there

and then stack it up.

The boys have to make 50 each every ten minutes,

as Giselle has to deliver this batch

to one of her regular customers today.

I was struggling with it yesterday,

but I think I've got the hang of it now,

with using this machine.

-How you getting on, Michael?

-I'm going quite quick.

Basically it's not the most exciting job in the world.

It seems Michael is not sharing Olly's enthusiasm.

It's not very comfy seats,

so it's not the best thing to be sitting on,

when you're doing this job.

Do you want a sofa? No - I'll get a bed for you!

Can't wait to get home from Brazil and get in my bed.

Have you not learnt anything?

You said you wanted to make your mum proud.

That's one thing I've learnt - never work in Brazil.

Over in the factory,

the girls are trimming the threads from the cap peaks, too.

Their work must pass quality control as well.

Well, we have done this, and we have got that to do.

After last night,

Rhianna has decided to focus for the sake of the team.

Not moaning or anything. Not moaning.

Keep the spirit high, guys. Spirits high.

Although the girls and boys have now both been split,

this is still a team effort - that's the most important thing.

I hope the boys do well,

but I'm not sure how Michael will do.

We know he can do it, it's just he doesn't believe in himself.

He just doesn't want to do it.

I reckon there will be some arguing between him and Olly,

because Olly will be trying

and he'll be like "No, no, I'm giving up."

But he got that letter from his mum yesterday,

which told him that she hopes he's going to try.

Across town, the boys are taking a break

and last night's letter from his mum

has prompted Michael to give her a call.

-PHONE: Hello?

-Hello!

Hello, you!

-I got the card last night.

-Did you?

-Yeah. Thank you for that.

-Yeah?

-Yeah. It was really nice.

-You're welcome.

-That really spurred us on.

-Yeah?

I just feel as if I've let you down,

cos I've been demoted three times - four times, actually, now. Sorry.

-We were all demoted yesterday in a big group, all of us.

-Yeah?

What's stopped you? What's made you give up easily?

Um...I think...

If I don't like the task, then I pretty much give up,

because I feel as if I can't do it.

Just cos you don't like something doesn't mean you can't do it.

Sometimes we all have to do things we don't like.

-There's people who've got to do it to survive, to live, Michael.

-I know.

-Have you got another task this afternoon?

-Yeah, one more.

It's your last task. Give it your all, Michael.

-OK, then.

-OK.

-See you soon.

-OK.

-Bye.

-Bye.

With Michael bolstered by some advice from his mum,

it's time for him and Olly to find out

how well they have done this morning.

150...

273...

-As the numbers stack up...

-Congratulations.

..it's clear they have smashed their target.

I've done 174.

After three weeks of factory work, the boys are back in business.

That is amazing.

-Congratulations, Mikey.

-You're welcome...Oliver.

At the factory, the girls have also met their targets

and are eager to hear how the boys have got on.

-Hey, girls!

-Here they come.

-Hello. We did really well, didn't we?

-Yeah.

I've had to do the same task as I did yesterday

-and I did 174.

-Really?

-174?!

You did 20, 21 yesterday. That's amazing, Olly, well done.

-I did 273.

-273?

Wow! Girls, you needn't have bothered worrying.

-Incredibly well. You proud?

-GIRLS: Yeah.

-All happy?

Well done.

Come on, then. Final task all together.

Get yourself in the factory.

Great news. I hope this teamwork continues.

Make sure you go out on top form.

Our boss is going to tell us what it is that you need to do.

Listen very carefully.

What you need to do is remove every mistake there is in the caps.

Every thread and everything. She will demonstrate.

They have to trim the finished caps of thread

and fold them correctly for packing.

A huge order has come in.

If our kids don't work hard,

they will hold up all the other workers in factory.

OK, guys, I'm going to leave you to it.

-You all know what you've got to do.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

I'm really concentrating because I'm thinking about it

and, like, at the end of the day, someone is going to get these hats

and this is the final, finished product,

so you've got to make it look absolutely perfect.

I think we're doing all right.

The job's a little bit...fiddly, but I'm getting on with it.

After his chat with his mum earlier, even Michael has found his focus.

The task is going quite well, to be honest.

Obviously they're a little bit ahead of me, but I'm fine.

Maybe they have learned how to be a worker after all.

They seem to be getting the hang of things now.

A lot of lines are starting to form of these perfectly processed hats.

They are all working together, no-one's talking,

they're taking this very seriously.

Things are looking up.

No-one wants to buy a hat with thread sticking out of it,

so you have to make sure it's exactly perfect.

But they are not keeping up

with the lady steaming the caps into shape.

The lady's chucked all of these hats over

from steaming it.

Come on, guys, the hats are piling up. Quicker.

So they up their pace.

We're working as a team.

It's good.

I'm keeping on top of it.

And with their order in the bag, it's a feather in the cap all round.

-Hello.

-OK, guys, well done. We have finished this order.

I would like to see you in the boardroom.

OK, guys, put everything down, please.

You heard what your boss said,

he wants to meet you upstairs in the boardroom

to see how you got on these past few days.

OK? Come on, then.

Has there been enough of a turnaround

to succeed as a team and earn their last wage?

Final ever boardroom.

How are we all feeling?

-Well, we managed to keep up with the ladies...

-Yeah...

-Hopefully, we have done enough.

-Guilherme and factory owner Jaime

have been watching the kids' progress closely.

So if we start with Kassia.

Kassia, you did very well yesterday, OK today - she is really fast.

And how did Mali get on here?

Mali went good the both days.

Excellent quality and work very quickly.

And what about Rhianna? How has Rhianna behaved?

Rhianna, you are a fast learner, but doesn't always concentrate.

But today, you were concentrating, so it was good.

Olly? How has Olly been for you?

OK - Olly, you were very serious yesterday and today

but unfortunately, yesterday, the quality was not so good.

-But today was very, very good, so well done.

-Thank you.

How hard was it for you to be so serious?

Very hard. I am always thinking of putting my moves in.

Really hard.

How do you feel Michael's done in your factory?

Yesterday, he almost gave up,

but today, he was focused and concentrating,

so he was good today.

Are these all things that you agree with, Michael?

Of course, yeah.

-And today was better. It was a stronger day for you.

-Yeah.

But have they made enough of an impression

for them all to get a wage?

I spoke with the owner

and we have decided to pay you all.

-Oh, thank you.

-Thank you.

So you are all going to get paid for your work in this factory.

There's about 20-odd quid there.

Congratulations.

So, very well done. Very proud of you all.

-ALL:

-Thank you.

Three weeks ago, these British kids

hadn't done a day's work between them.

I have got no idea what I am doing.

It took a while to master a factory job in Brazil.

I can't imagine doing this for the whole day.

OLLY RETCHES

MICHAEL LAUGHS

Any random sticker - put it in the bag.

Couldn't care less what meat it is.

And living like a worker was even more of a shock.

SCREAMING AND LAUGHTER

This is annoying. I can't sleep here.

-This is your shower.

-Are you joking?

Have people ever been swallowed by snakes here?

It happens.

Now they are home with their families,

has anything really changed?

A month ago, Rhianna's main concern was herself.

Probably the biggest thing I learnt was to appreciate what you've got

when you've got it. Like, I didn't appreciate how much money

my mum and dad gave me.

Since I've been back, I haven't been shopping.

I don't think Rhianna's taken me for granted as much.

I think she has brought back with her...

She understands more the value of money, now.

Kassia is still working hard - but for her mum.

I have definitely treated my mum better since I got back,

because I do stuff around the house without her asking any more.

And we don't really argue as much now.

Before, I used to come home to a big mess

after a long day at work.

Now things have been done, and it's great.

Olly used to be obsessed by brands.

My attitude to money and buying things is different,

because I don't necessarily need everything I want.

He's more helpful, he's been more thoughtful,

he's been a bit more tidy,

he's been more focused on his schoolwork.

He just seems to think more.

Mali understands just how lucky she is.

I think I behaved ridiculously before we went,

because I sort of took everything for granted.

But looking back, that's silly to behave like that

because I had everything I needed, everything I wanted.

I think she realises how people have to make sacrifices.

I think this is really what's hit home to her,

it's like, "OK, yeah, wow", you know...

Not everyone has the same as what she has.

And what about Michael?

Is he still being waited on by his mum?

I don't think my mum is wrapped around my little finger any more,

because I do appreciate what she does for me.

I think Brazil made me realise how lucky I was.

He has woken up to the fact

that life isn't that easy.

Brazil was definitely the most amazing experience

of my life so far.

He has gone away a boy

and come back a young man, I would say.

ALL: Brazil!

Straight in there.

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