Refusal of work

<p>Refusal of work is behavior in which a person refuses regular <a href="/facts/Employment/pqEUAhNv">employment</a>.
</p><p>With or without a political or philosophical program, it has been practiced by various subcultures and individuals. It is frequently engaged in by those who <a href="/facts/Critique_of_work/zuRMMlGn">critique the concept of work</a>, and it has a long history. Radical political positions have openly advocated refusal of work. From within <a href="/facts/Marxism/sgnnLfax">Marxism</a> it has been advocated by <a href="/facts/Paul_Lafargue/J0AwRzH0">Paul Lafargue</a> and the Italian <a href="/facts/Workerist/xENAHlq8">workerist</a>/<a href="/facts/Autonomist/tfSQ9ax9">autonomists</a> (e.g. <a href="/facts/Antonio_Negri/wsWQPMxh">Antonio Negri</a>, <a href="/facts/Mario_Tronti/n3YXGu0h">Mario Tronti</a>), the French <a href="/facts/Ultra-left/awCrMrRR">ultra-left</a> (e.g. Échanges et Mouvement); and within <a href="/facts/Anarchism/4a262gvQ">anarchism</a> (especially <a href="/facts/The_Abolition_of_Work/E7DF2gvz">Bob Black</a> and the <a href="/facts/Post-left_anarchy/DpgqsCU2">post-left anarchy</a> tendency).
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Refusal of work