The protesters put their feelings down on paper, sang and prayed loudly to inform officials that they had lost their jobs due to the pandemic. 
“We need our contributions back in order to survive,” they shouted.

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As many as 1.09 million people have applied for social security benefits from March 24 to May 13, and 776,441 have been paid a total of Bt4.465 billion so far. The office said it expects many more people to seek benefits in the future. 
SSO also said that there are 190,245 members whose employers have not confirmed their right to receive the benefit. The office has tried to contact the employers, but some have closed their business.

Social security members demand contribution refunds to survive

Many subscribers to the social security gathered outside the Social Security Office (SSO) in Bangkok on Friday (May 15) demanding that the agency refund their pension contributions so they can use the money to pull through the Covid-19 crisis.