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Congress was reluctant to include workers' demands as part of its struggle.

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Except in the Nagpur region, the industrial working classes did not engage in large numbers in the Civil Disobedience Movement. Workers remained aloof while the industrialists approached Congress. Despite this, some workers participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement, selectively adopting some of Gandhi's ideals, such as boycotting foreign goods, as part of their struggles against low salaries and harsh working conditions. Railway employees went on strike in 1930, and dock workers went on strike in 1932. Thousands of Chotanagpur tin mine workers wore Gandhi caps and participated in protest demonstrations and boycott efforts in 1930. However, Congress was hesitant to integrate workers' demands into its struggle program. It was feared that doing so would alienate business people and divide anti-imperial movements.

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