The Vietnam Union of Workers in Industry and Trade (VUIT) is a key partner of FES. Since 1998, the training for trade union trainers remains one major aspect of the cooperation with the predecessor union of VUIT the Vietnam National Union of Industrial Workers (VNUIT). In 2003, FES started a joint project called “Change Management” together with DaimlerChrysler, the Vietnam National Union of Industrial Workers and the Metal Workers Union of Germany (IG Metall). It aimed at introducing methods for a successful corporate transition from state-owned enterprises to private company. Currently, the focus of support lies on organizational issues.