Make the child's best interests a primary consideration
Give primary weight to children's safety, development, dignity, and long-term welfare in decisions affecting them.
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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI
Protect children from economic exploitation
Do not use children in work that harms health, education, dignity, or development.
Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions
A mapping is not a verified quotation. Workbook labels are preserved. An absent mapping does not mean rejection. We do not rank the moral worth of any system.
- Religious systems
- 10/52
- Nonreligious systems
- 10/41
- Represented systems
- 20/93
- Specific anchors*
- 1/20
19.2%
24.4%
21.5%
5.0%
*Calculated from source labels beginning “Specific”; not a count of verified quotations.
Corpus definition
Do not use children in work that harms health, education, dignity, or development.
This is the atlas’s definition, not a substitute for a tradition’s own interpretation. Scope, exceptions and translations require review of each source.
Preserved calculation difference
The original index differs from recomputed unique-system or specific-anchor counts. Both are retained; the source file is unchanged.
All Systems: source 94 · recomputed 93
Overall %: source 21.3 · recomputed 21.5054
Evidence, mapping by mapping
20 selected mappings
African Charter Duties Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, including individual duties
Official framework-level anchor · African regional ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8262. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Brahma Kumaris values, peace, education, responsibility, and environmental materials
Open original source ↗ www.brahmakumaris.org
Official framework-level anchor · South Asian spiritual movement
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, doctrinal or institutional authority, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8263. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
British Unitarian Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Unitarian teachings on freedom, reason, tolerance, conscience, dignity, inclusion, and service
Open original source ↗ www.unitarian.org.uk
Official framework-level anchor · Liberal religious tradition
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal context, institutional authority, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8264. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Children's Rights Ethics (CRC) · Specific primary/official anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
CRC Article 32
Open original source ↗ www.unicef.org
Specific primary/official anchor · International ethics
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text, article, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8265. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Christian Science Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Bible, Science and Health, and official Christian Science moral teaching
Open original source ↗ www.christianscience.com
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, source context, doctrinal status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8266. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Gospel Topics, Articles of Faith, and church teaching manuals
Open original source ↗ www.churchofjesuschrist.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal context, institutional authority, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8267. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Ethical Culture / Ethical Humanism · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
American Ethical Union principles of human worth, ethical action, and freedom of belief
Open original source ↗ aeu.org
Official framework-level anchor · Ethical religion and humanism
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, source context, doctrinal status, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8268. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Migrant Worker Rights Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Open original source ↗ www.ohchr.org
Official framework-level anchor · International labor and migration ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8269. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Nichiren Buddhism - SGI Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official SGI-USA teachings on human revolution, dignity, equality, courage, compassion, and peace
Open original source ↗ www.sgi-usa.org
Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal context, institutional authority, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8270. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Public Health Ethics (WHO) · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
WHO Constitution, human-rights framework, values, and Code of Ethics
Open original source ↗ www.who.int
Official framework-level anchor · Professional and international health ethics
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text, article, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8271. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Seventh-day Adventist Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
General Conference fundamental beliefs, official statements, and Christian behavior guidance
Open original source ↗ gc.adventist.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8272. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Official fundamental beliefs on Christian behavior, stewardship, health, family, and salvation
Open original source ↗ adventist.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
Framework-level mapping: verify exact doctrinal wording, translation, historical setting, institutional authority, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8273. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Swedenborgian Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Emanuel Swedenborg's Doctrine of Charity and official Swedenborgian teaching resources
Open original source ↗ swedenborg.com
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, doctrinal or institutional authority, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8274. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
The Salvation Army Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
International mission, social justice, governance, and values statements
Open original source ↗ www.salvationarmy.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic / Christian
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, doctrinal or institutional authority, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8275. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
Tibetan Buddhist Universal Responsibility · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official Dalai Lama teachings on compassion, nonviolence, environment, and universal responsibility
Open original source ↗ www.dalailama.com
Official framework-level anchor · Dharmic / Buddhist
Framework-level mapping: verify exact text, school, translation, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8276. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UN Indigenous Peoples Rights Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Open original source ↗ www.un.org
Official framework-level anchor · International and Indigenous rights ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify the exact principle or article, affected community, legal status, and interpretive scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8277. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Bioethics and Human Rights · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights and Human Genome Declaration
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International bioethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8278. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
UNESCO Peace and Human Rights Education Ethics · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
2023 Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights, International Understanding and Cooperation
Open original source ↗ www.unesco.org
Official framework-level anchor · International educational ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, doctrinal context, historical setting, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8279. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Church of Christ Christianity · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
Official justice, peace, inclusion, and creation-care ministries
Open original source ↗ www.ucc.org
Official framework-level anchor · Abrahamic
Framework-level mappings identify a strong analogue; verify exact text, article, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8280. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
United Nations Principles for Older Persons · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
UN Principles for Older Persons: independence, participation, care, self-fulfillment, and dignity
Open original source ↗ www.un.org
Official framework-level anchor · International ageing ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, translation, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8281. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
WMA Declaration of Geneva · Official framework-level anchor
Protect children from economic exploitation · System profile
Workbook anchor (not a quotation)
World Medical Association Physician's Pledge
Open original source ↗ www.wma.net
Official framework-level anchor · Professional medical ethics
Framework-level mapping: verify exact wording, institutional status, historical context, and scope before formal quotation.
Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 8282. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.
History and geography: source limits
This edition does not supply a historical genealogy or coordinates for this teaching. Transmission, invention, population and geographic presence are not inferred from a mapping.
Explore connections in the same category
Shared systems in the corpus, not evidence of historical influence.
Protect children's identity
Safeguard a child's name, nationality, family relationships, and cultural identity.
Preserve family contact when safe
Avoid unnecessary separation and support continuing family relationships consistent with the child's safety.
Unmodified source statistics
| Primary Rank - Religious | 247 |
|---|---|
| Overall Rank | 202 |
| Nonreligious Rank | 109 |
| Religious Frequency Tier | 30 |
| Religions Sharing | 10 |
| Religious Systems | 52 |
| Religious % | 19.2 |
| Nonreligious Groups Sharing | 10 |
| Nonreligious Groups | 41 |
| Nonreligious % | 24.4 |
| All Systems Sharing | 20 |
| All Systems | 94 |
| Overall % | 21.3 |
| Direct Official Anchors | 1 |
| Direct Evidence % | 5 |
| Cross-Sphere Balance Index | 78.7 |
| Religious Adoption Gap | -5.2 |
Specialized or emerging teaching