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Prolétaires de tous les pays, unissez-vous !
droite|vignette|alt=Les armoiries de l'URSS.|200px|Les armoiries de l'URSS. droite|vignette|alt=Prolétaires de tous les pays en plusieurs langues.|200px|Monument en honneur de Marx à Chemnitz en Allemagne avec le slogan Prolétaires de tous les pays, unissez-vous ! en plusieurs langues « Prolétaires de tous les pays, unissez-vous ! » (en Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!) est un des slogans politiques les plus connus du communisme.
Refusal of work
Refusal of work is behavior in which a person refuses regular employment. As actual behavior, 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 critique the concept of work, and it has a long history. Radical political positions have openly advocated refusal of work. From within Marxism it has been advocated by Paul Lafargue and the Italian workerist/autonomists (e.g. Antonio Negri, Mario Tronti), the French ultra-left (e.
Critique of work
Critique of work or critique of labour is the critique of, and wish to abolish, work as such, and to critique what the critics of works deem wage slavery. Critique of work can be existential, and focus on how labour can be and/or feel meaningless, and stands in the way for self-realisation. But the critique of work can also highlight how excessive work may cause harm to nature, the productivity of society, and or society itself. The critique of work can also take on a more utilitarian character, in which work simply stands in the way for human happiness as well as health.